High-affinity taurine uptake and its regulation by protein kinase C in human glioma cells

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 403, Issue , 1996, Pages 377-384

  Nakamura, Hirohiko ^a   Huang, Shen Hao ^b   Takakura, Kintomo ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN KOMAGOME HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Sankyo Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT KINETICS; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 10344224083     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0182-8_40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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