L-arginine uptake and release by cultured avian retinal cells: Differential cellular localization in relation to nitric oxide synthase

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1885-1894

  Cossenza, Marcelo ^a,b   Paes De Carvalho, Roberto ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chick; Citrulline; Glial cells; Release; Transport

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GENE LOCATION; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; IONS; KINETICS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RETINA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0343133978     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0741885.x     Document Type: Article

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