Metabolism of [U- 13C]leucine in cultured astroglial cells

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 2057-2067

  Bixel, M Gabriele ^a   Engelmann, Jörn ^b   Willker, Wieland ^b   Hamprecht, Bernd ^a   Leibfritz, Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; energy metabolism; leucine; metabolic compartmentation; NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; ALANINE; CITRIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; KETONE BODY; LACTIC ACID; LEUCINE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE (DECARBOXYLATING); PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); SUCCINIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; LEUCINE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10844241455     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-004-6879-8     Document Type: Article

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