Abstract
Glutamic and aspartic acids and glycine are accumulated by high-affinity uptake systems into synaptosomal preparations in central nervous tissue. Sodium is required by these high-affinity transports, but not by the low-affinity transports for these and other amino acids. The sodium-requiring amino acid uptake systems label unique synaptosomal fractions. Observations suggest that these amino acids serve specific synoptic functions, presumably as neurotransmitters.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 997-999 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 178 |
Issue number | 4064 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1972 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General