Compartmentation and kinetics of urea cycle enzymes in porcine enterocytes

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-537

  Davis, Paula K ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Citrulline; Compartmentation; Enterocy tes; Kinetics; Pig; Urea cycle enzymes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGINASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CITRULLINE; ORNITHINE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; INTESTINE CELL; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UREA CYCLE;

EQUUS ASINUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031821726     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)00014-5     Document Type: Article

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