A novel metabolic communication between neurons and astrocytes: Non-essential amino acid L-serine released from astrocytes is essential for developing hippocampal neurons

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-199

  Mitoma, Junya ^a,b   Furuya, Shigeki ^a   Hirabayashi, Yoshio ^a  

^a Institute of Physical and Chemical Research   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glycine; Hippocampal neurons; L serine; Neurite growth; Neuronal survival; Neuronglia communication; Neurotrophic factor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; SERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031931051     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)00113-2     Document Type: Article

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