Taurine synthesis and cysteine metabolism in cultured rat astrocytes: Effects of hyperosmotic exposure

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

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

  Beetsch, Joel W ^b   Olson, James E ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cysteine dioxygenase; Cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase; Glutathione; Volume regulation; glutamyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; CYSTEINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; OXYGENASE; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HYPEROSMOLALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031968807     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.4.c866     Document Type: Article

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