Intracellular increase of glutamate in neuroblatoma cells induced by polar substances of Galaxaura marginata (Rhodophyta, Nemaliales)

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-62

  Rozas, Enrique E ^a   Freitas, José C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alanine; Galaxaura marginata; Glutamate; Glutamine; Mitochondria; Neuroblastoma; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

EID: 42249088235     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2008000100012     Document Type: Article

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