N-acetylaspartate in the vertebrate brain: Metabolism and function

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 941-953

  Baslow, Morris H ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Canavan disease; Cerebral metabolism; Hypoacetylaspartia; Molecular water pumps; N Acetyl L aspartate; N acetylaspartylglutamate; Neurons; Oligodendrocytes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CANAVAN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERACETYLASPARTIA; HYPOACETYLASPARTIA; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEUKODYSTROPHY; MOUSE; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037409849     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023250721185     Document Type: Review

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