Metabolic pathways implicated in the kinetic impairment of muscle glutamine homeostasis in adult and old glucocorticoid-treated rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 287, Issue 4 50-4, 2004, Pages

  Minet Quinard, R ^a,c   Moinard, C ^b   Villie, F ^a   Vasson, M P ^a   Cynober, L ^b  

^a Human Nutrition Research Center   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Glutamine release; Glutamine synthetase; Protein breakdown

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

AGED; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DEXAMETHASONE; EATING; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINE; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; MALE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 4544349088     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00185.2003     Document Type: Article

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