Energy metabolism of synaptosomal subpopulations from different neuronal systems of rat hippocampus: Effect of L-acetylcarnitine administration in vivo

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 617-624

  Gorini, A ^a   D'Angelo, A ^a   Villa, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Large' and 'small' synaptosomes; Energy metabolism; Enzymes; L acetylcarnitine treatment; Synaptosomal subpopulations

Indexed keywords

LEVACECARNINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOLYSIS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLYCOLYSIS; HEXOKINASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; NEURONS; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE-1; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0032913995     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021008306414     Document Type: Article

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