Induction of glutamine synthetase by L-α-aminoadipate in developmental stages of cultured astrocytes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-68

  Koyama, Yutaka ^a   Kimura, Yuji ^a   Baba, Akemichi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Differentiation; Glutamine synthetase; L Aminoadipate; L Glutamate

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; BUCLADESINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BUCLADESINE; CELL AGING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INDUCTION; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031058968     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13393-6     Document Type: Article

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