Glutamine and glutamate metabolism across the liver sinusoid

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Watford, Malcolm ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Glutamate; Glutaminase; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Liver; Urea cycle

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER SINUSOID; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; UREA CYCLE;

EID: 0034118908     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.4.983s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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