The Glutamate/GABA-Glutamine Cycle : Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Homeostasis /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Schousboe, Arne. (Editor ), Sonnewald, Ursula. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Advances in Neurobiology, 13
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to the Glutamate-Glutamine cycle
  • Glucose, lactate, β-hydroxybutyrate, acetate, GABA, and succinate as substrates for synthesis of glutamate and GABA in the glutamine-glutamate/GABA cycle
  • Anaplerosis for glutamate synthesis in the neonate and in adulthood
  • Enzyme complexes important for the glutamate-glutamine cycle
  • BCAA metabolism and NH3 homeostasis
  • Glutaminases Vesicular Glutamate Uptake
  • The glutamine transporters and their role in the Glutamate/GABA-Glutamine Cycle
  • Glutamine Metabolism in Gliomas
  • Oligodendrocytes: development, physiology and glucose metabolism
  • Dysregulation of glutamate cycling mediates methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity
  • Astroglia, glutamatergic transmission and psychiatric diseases
  • Glutamine Synthetase: Role in Neurological Disorders
  • The Glutamate – Glutamine Cycle in Epilepsy
  • Index.