Metabolism of acetyl-l-carnitine for energy and neurotransmitter synthesis in the immature rat brain

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 820-831

  Scafidi, Susanna ^a   Fiskum, Gary ^a   Lindauer, Steven L ^a   Bamford, Penelope ^a   Shi, Da ^a   Hopkins, Irene ^a   McKenna, Mary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acetyl l carnitine; GABA; glutamate; glutamine; metabolism; pyruvate recycling

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CARBON 13; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; LEVACECARNINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PYRUVIC ACID; ACETYLCARNITINE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 77954321145     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06807.x     Document Type: Article

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