Glutamate signaling in peripheral tissues

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Hinoi, Eiichi ^a   Takarada, Takeshi ^a   Ueshima, Taichi ^a   Tsuchihashi, Yuriko ^a   Yoneda, Yukio ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autocrine; Glutamate; Glutamate receptor; Glutamate transporter; Neurotransmitter; Paracrine; Peripheral tissues; Vesicular glutamate transporter

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADRENAL GLAND; BONE; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 1642499134     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03907.x     Document Type: Review

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