Glucose and glutamine utilization by rat lymphocytes, monocytes and neutrophils in culture: A comparative study

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Pithon Curi, Tania Cristina ^a   De Melo, Mariza Pires ^b   Curi, Rui ^b  

^a METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glucose; Glutamine; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; HEXOKINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; METABOLITE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; HEXOKINASE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTIC ACID; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 4644336154     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1109     Document Type: Article

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