Vitamin C transport and its role in the central nervous system

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-103

  May, James M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbate transport; Brain; Dehydroascorbate; Glutamate; Neurons; SVCT2

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUS;

ASCORBIC ACID; SODIUM ASCORBIC ACID COTRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SODIUM-COUPLED VITAMIN C TRANSPORTERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84875704668     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2199-9_6     Document Type: Article

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