Effect of ammonium chloride on energy metabolism of astrocytes and C6-glioma cells in vitro

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-298

  Haghighat, N ^a   McCandless, D W ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Astrocytes; C6 glioma cells; Energy metabolism; Glucose metabolism; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL METABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FETUS; GLIOMA CELL; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLIOMA; GLUCOSE; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031431084     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022326225909     Document Type: Article

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