Interactions in the Metabolism of Glutamate and the Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Ketoacids in the CNS

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 10-18

  Yudkoff, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain metabolism; Branched chain amino acids; Glutamate; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LEUCINE; OXOACID;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN METABOLISM; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSAMINATION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; KETO ACIDS;

EID: 84989184567     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-2057-z     Document Type: Article

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