Effects of hyperammonemia on brain energy metabolism: controversial findings in vivo and in vitro

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 913-917

  Schousboe, Arne ^a   Waagepetersen, Helle S ^a   Leke, Renata ^b   Bak, Lasse K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Brain; Energy metabolism; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LIVER FAILURE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENERGY METABOLISM; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERAMMONEMIA; LACTATES; LIVER FAILURE; NEURONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84911805534     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9513-8     Document Type: Article

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