L-Glutamic acid and glutamine: Exciting molecules of clinical interest

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 148-154

  Kulkarni, C ^a   Kulkarni, K S ^a   Hamsa, B R ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Glutamic acid; Glutamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 65; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; VINCRISTINE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ASTHMA; BURNING SENSATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENZYME REGULATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERGLUTAMINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER PROTECTION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NITROGEN BALANCE; PARESTHESIA; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 21244454057     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16210     Document Type: Review

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