BCAA Metabolism and NH3 Homeostasis

Advances in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2016, Pages 99-132

  Conway, M E ^a   Hutson, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Integrated Life Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

BCAAs; BCAT; Glutamate; Metabolon; MSUD; Nitrogen shuttling; Redox switch

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; ENZYMOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS;

EID: 85019039118     PISSN: 21905215     EISSN: 21905223     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45096-4_5     Document Type: Chapter

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