Possible sources and functions of l-homoarginine in the brain: Review of the literature and own findings

Amino Acids

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1729-1740

  Bernstein, Hans Gert ^a   Jäger, Kristin ^b   Dobrowolny, Henrik ^a   Steiner, Johann ^a   Keilhoff, Gerburg ^a   Bogerts, Bernhard ^a   Laube, Gregor ^c  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain diseases; Functions; l Homoarginine; Synthesis; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; HOMOARGININE; ORNITHINE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ADULT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ADULT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, BASIC; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HOMOARGININE; HUMANS; MALE; RATS;

EID: 84940446761     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-1960-y     Document Type: Review

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