Effects of ammonia on glutamate transporter (GLAST) protein and mRNA in cultured rat cortical astrocytes

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 243-248

  Chan, Helen ^a   Hazell, Alan S ^a   Desjardins, Paul ^a   Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a Neuroscience Research Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

3H D aspartate; Ammonia; Astrocytes; GLAST; Glutamate transporter; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034257046     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(00)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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