Characterization of arginine decarboxylase in rat brain and liver: Distinction from ornithine decarboxylase

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2201-2208

  Regunathan, S ^a   Reis, D J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Arginine; Arginine decarboxylase; Ornithine decarboxylase; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE; BRAIN ENZYME; CALCIUM; COBALT; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; LIVER ENZYME; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; POLYAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STABILITY; GLIOMA CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TESTIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CARBOXY-LYASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ENZYME STABILITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034051805     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0742201.x     Document Type: Article

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