Region-specific distribution of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase in the rat central nervous system points to pyrimidine de novo synthesis in neurons

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 29, Issue 4-6, 2010, Pages 476-481

  Schaefer, Ch M ^a   Schafer M K H ^a   Loffler M ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; dihydroorotate dehydrogenase; neurons; pyrimidines

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; FORMALDEHYDE; PYRIMIDINE; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; URIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHOROID PLEXUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROANALYSIS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; RAT; RODENT; SPINAL CORD; STAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PYRIMIDINES; RATS;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953722691     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: 15322335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15257771003730128     Document Type: Article

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