Expression of mitochondrial branched-chain aminotransferase and α-keto-acid dehydrogenase in rat brain: Implications for neurotransmitter metabolism

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue MAY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Cole, Jeffrey T ^a   Sweatt, Andrew J ^b   Hutson, Susan M ^c  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acid; Branched chain aminotransferase; Gamma amino butyric acid; Glutamate; MSUD; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

2 OXOISOVALERATE DEHYDROGENASE (LIPOAMIDE); BRANCHED CHAIN AMINOTRANSFERASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECARBOXYLATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA2 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL FIMBRIA; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; STRATUM RADIATUM; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84864836446     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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