Effect of choline-containing phospholipids on transglutaminase activity in primary astroglial cell cultures

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 798-807

  Bramanti, V ^a   Bronzi, D ^a   Tomassoni, D ^b   Li Volti, G ^a   Cannavo G ^c   Raciti, G ^a   Napoli, M ^a   Vanella, A ^a   Campisi, A ^a   Ientile, R ^c   Avola, R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astroglial cell cultures; Choline containing phospholipids; Differentiation; Proliferation; Tissue transglutaminase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINE; CHOLINE ALFOSCERATE; CITICOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTROCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE CHOLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCERYLPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 56549114926     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960802563576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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