Control of brain glutamine synthesis by nmda receptors

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 883-890

  Rodrigo, Regina ^a   Felipo, Vicente ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Glutamine; Glutamine synthetase; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptors; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249789869     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/2110     Document Type: Review

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