Metabolic fate of glutamine in lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-21

  Curi, R ^a   Newsholme, P ^e   Pithon Curi, T C ^a   Pires de Melo, M ^b   Garcia, C ^a   Homem de Bittencourt, P I ^c   Guimaraes A R P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e USP ^*

Author keywords

Glutamine; Lymphocytes; Macrophages; Metabolic fate; Neutraphils

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL DIVISION; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0032602636     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1999000100002     Document Type: Article

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