Brain glutamine synthesis requires neuronal aspartate: A commentary

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 384-387

  Hertz, Leif ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aralar; astrocytes; glutamate oxidation; malate aspartate shuttle

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; OXALOACETIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSAMINATION;

ASPARTIC ACID; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; KETOGLUTARIC ACIDS; MALATES; NEURONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 78650917864     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.199     Document Type: Review

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