Aminopeptidase N mediates the utilization of the GSH precursor CysGly by cultured neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1003-1008

  Dringen, Ralf ^a   Gutterer, Jan Mirko ^a   Gros, Claude ^b   Hirrlinger, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CENTRE PAUL BROCA   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glutathione; Metabolic cooperation; Neurons; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; MESSENGER RNA; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FETUS; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035577287     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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