Transport is the primary determinant of glycine content in retinal neurons

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2628-2636

  Pow, David V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycine; Retina; Transporter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHICKEN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031747390     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70062628.x     Document Type: Article

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