Effect of methylmercury on glutamate metabolism in cerebellar astrocytes in culture

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 411-416

  Qu, Hong ^a   Syversen, Tore ^a   Aschner, Michael ^b   Sonnewald, Ursula ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glucose metabolism; Glutamate; Glycogen; NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CELL EXTRACT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASTROCYTE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY YIELD; FETAL CALF SERUM; INCUBATION TIME; METABOLITE; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 0037727805     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(03)00029-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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