Glutamine in neoplastic cells: Focus on the expression and roles of glutaminases

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 71-75

  Szeliga, Monika ^a   Obara Michlewska, Marta ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Glutamine metabolites; Kidney type glutaminase (KGA); Liver type glutaminase (LGA)

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; KIDNEY TYPE GLUTAMINASE; LIVER TYPE GLUTAMINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ANIMALS; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; NEOPLASMS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 64949087598     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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