The glutamate and neutral amino acid transporter family: Physiological and pharmacological implications

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 479, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 237-247

  Kanai, Yoshikatsu ^a   Hediger, Matthias A ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ASC; Glutamate; Neutral amino acid transporter

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; COTRANSPORTER; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ISOPROTEIN; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN ASCT 1; PROTEIN ASCT 2; PROTEIN EAAC 1; PROTEIN EAAT4; PROTEIN EAAT5; PROTEIN GLAST; PROTEIN GLT 1; PROTON; SERINE; SODIUM ION; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STROKE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0242469279     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.08.073     Document Type: Article

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