Glutamine Metabolism in Mammalian Tissues [Paperback]

Enzymology and Transport.- Enzymology of Glutamine.- Enzymes of Renal Glutamine Metabolism.- Enzymes of Cerebral Glutamine Metabolism.- Glutamine Transport Across Biological Membranes.- Intestine and Liver.- Metabolism of Vascular and Luminal Glutamine by Intestinal Mucosa in Vivo.- Hepatic Glutamine and Ammonia Metabolism Nitrogen and Redox Balance and the Intercellular Glutamine Cycle.- Cellular Distribution and Regulation of Glutamine Synthetase in Liver.- Liver Glutaminase.- Mechanism and Control of Deprivation-Induced Protein Degradation in Liver: Role of Glucogenic Amino Acids.- Kidney.- Renal Glutamine Metabolism and Hydrogen Ion Homeostasis.- Effects of 2-Oxoglutarate and Glutamate on Glutamine Metabolism by Rat Kidney Mitochondria.- Role of Fatty Acids in Simultaneous Regulation of Flux Through Glutaminase and Glutamine Synthetase in Rat Kidney Cortex.- Other Tissues.- Cyclic Nucleotide Regulation of Glutamine Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle.- Cerebral Glutamine/Glutamate Interrelationships and Metabolic Compartmentation.- Glutamine Metabolism in Lymphoid Tissues.- Glutamine Metabolism by Cultured Mammalian Cells.- Clinical Aspects.- Ammonia Detoxication and Glutamine Metabolism in Severe Liver Disease and its Role in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy.- Molecular Targets of Anti-Glutamine Therapy with Acivicin in Cancer Cells.Springer Book Archives