Evidence that glutamine is involved in neutrophil function

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 81-86

  Pithon Curi, Tania C ^a,b   Trezena, Ariane G ^c   Tavares Lima, Wothan ^a   Curi, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glutaminase; Glutamine; Glycogen; Lipopolysaccharide; Neutrophils; TNF

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFECTION; INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCOGEN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0036090961     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.954     Document Type: Article

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