Transport of glutamate and other amino acids at the blood-brain barrier

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Smith, Quentin R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartate; Blood brain barrier; Endothelium; Glutamate; Transport

Indexed keywords

DOMOIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KYNURENIC ACID;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; NONHUMAN; TIGHT JUNCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034098766     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.1016s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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