Glutamate pays its own way in astrocytes

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  McKenna, Mary C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glutamate; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Oxidative metabolism; Pyruvate recycling pathway

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXOKINASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; PYRUVIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ASTROCYTE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSAMINATION;

EID: 84892176412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00191     Document Type: Short Survey

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