Changes in the activity levels of glutamine synthetase, glutaminase and glycogen synthetase in rats subjected to hypoxic stress

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-209

  Vats, P ^a   Mukherjee, A K ^a   Kumria, M M L ^a   Singh, S N ^a   Patil, S K B ^a   Rangnathan, S ^a   Sridharan, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Glutaminase; Glutamine synthetase; Glycogen; Glycogen synthetase; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE;

ALBINISM; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALBINISM; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033113310     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050106     Document Type: Article

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