Effect of docosahexaenoic acid on the synthesis of phosphatidylserine in rat brain microsomes and C6 glioma cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-30

  Garcia, Martha C ^a   Ward, Glenn ^a   Ma, Yee Chung ^a   Salem Jr , Norman ^a   Kim, Hee Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; C6 glioma cells; Docosahexaenoic acid; Electrospray mass spectrometry; Microsomes; n 3 deficiency; Phosphatidylserine; Serine base exchange

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MICROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GLIOMA CELL; LIPID COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031961937     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70010024.x     Document Type: Article

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