Compartmentation of metabolism probed by [2-13C]alanine: Improved 13C NMR sensitivity using a CryoProbe detects evidence of a glial metabolon

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Griffin, J L ^a   Keun, H ^a   Richter, C ^b   Moskau, D ^b   Rae, C ^c   Nicholson, J K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bruker AG   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaplerosis; Brain metabolism; Flux analysis; Metabolon; Pyruvate carboxylase

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON 13; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; PERCHLORIC ACID; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SLICE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; GLIA CELL; MALE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ELECTRONICS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037210366     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(02)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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