D-aspartate disposition in neuronal and endocrine tissues: Ontogeny, biosynthesis and release

Neuroscience

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-189

  Wolosker, H ^a   D'Aniello, A ^b   Snyder, S H ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Zoological Stn Naples Villa C ^*  (Italy)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; D amino acid oxidase; D amino acids; D aspartate oxidase; D serine; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACID OXIDASE; ASPARTATE RACEMASE; ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PINEAL BODY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENAL GLANDS; AGING; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASPARTIC ACID; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; NEURONS; NICOTINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034618848     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00321-3     Document Type: Article

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