13C isotopomer analysis of glucose and alanine metabolism reveals cytosolic pyruvate compartmentation as part of energy metabolism in astrocytes

GLIA

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 200-212

  Zwingmann, Claudia ^a   Richter Landsberg, Christiane ^b   Leibfritz, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alanine; Astrocytes; Brain; Glucose; Hyperammonemia; Lactate; Metabolism; NMR; Pyruvate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CARBON; CELL EXTRACT; ENZYME; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL EXTRACTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOSOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRUVIC ACID; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0034744108     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.1054     Document Type: Article

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