Metabolism and function in animal tissues of agmatine, a biogenic amine formed from arginine

Amino Acids

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Grillo, M A ^a   Colombatto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Arginine; Arginine decarboxylase; Nitric oxide; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ARGININE; BIOGENIC AMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DECARBOXYLATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGMATINE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BACTERIA; BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1442325440     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-003-0030-z     Document Type: Review

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