Brain γ-glutamyltranspeptidase: Characteristics, development and thyroid hormone dependency of the enzyme in isolated microvessels and neuronal/glial cell plasma membranes

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 119-130

  Hemmings, Susan J ^a   Storey, Kenneth B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Brain; Microvessels; Neuronal glial plasma membranes; Thyroid hormone; glutamyltranspeptidase

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FROG; GLIA CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

EID: 0033388731     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007069431615     Document Type: Article

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