Inhibition of glutamine transport depletes glutamate and GABA neurotransmitter pools: Further evidence for metabolic compartmentation

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 503-514

  Rae, Caroline ^a   Hare, Nathan ^a   Bubb, William A ^a   McEwan, Sally R ^a   Bröer, Angelika ^b   McQuillan, James A ^a   Balcar, Vladimir J ^a   Conigrave, Arthur D ^a   Bröer, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alanine transport; Glutamate glutamine cycle; Glutamine transport; Metabolic compartmentation; System A

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 2 METHYLAMINOPROPIONIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GUINEA PIG; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037390782     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01713.x     Document Type: Article

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