Introduction: Glutamate transport, metabolism, and physiological responses

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Hediger, M A ^a,c   Welbourne, T C ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pH change; Amino acid deprivation; Astrocytes; Brain; Excitatory amino acid transporter; Hypertonic stress; Liver; Neurons; Tricarboxylic acid cycle; Urea cycle

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0032741947     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.4.f477     Document Type: Short Survey

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