Glutamine transport by the blood-brain barrier: A possible mechanism for nitrogen removal

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 4 43-4, 1998, Pages

  Lee, Wha Joon ^a   Hawkins, Richard A ^a,c   Viña, Juan R ^b   Peterson, Darryl R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Acidic amine acids; Brain microvessels; Neutral amine acids; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; COW; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031958583     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.4.c1101     Document Type: Article

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