Expression and function of AGAT, GAMT and CT1 in the mammalian brain

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue , 2007, Pages 67-81

  Braissant, Olivier ^a   Bachmann, Claude ^a   Henry, Hugues ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

AMIDINOTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CREATINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GUANIDINOACETATE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 36049036264     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6486-9_4     Document Type: Article

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