Quantitative determination of extracellular glutamine concentration in rat brain, and its elevation in vivo by system A transport inhibitor, α-(methylamino)isobutyrate

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Kanamori, Keiko ^a   Ross, Brian D ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

(methylamino)isobutyrate; Extracellular; Glutamine; in vivo; Microdialysis; Transport

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 2 METHYLAMINOPROPIONIC ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMINE; SYSTEM N TRANSPORTER 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FLOW RATE; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STEADY STATE; STRIATE CORTEX; THALAMUS; WAKEFULNESS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM A; AMINOISOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TAURINE; THALAMUS; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042817423     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02478.x     Document Type: Article

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