Characteristics of L-alanine uptake in freshly isolated hepatocytes of elasmobranch Raja erinacea
Ballatori N, Boyer J. Characteristics of L-alanine uptake in freshly isolated hepatocytes of elasmobranch Raja erinacea. American Journal Of Physiology 1988, 254: r801-r808. PMID: 3364608, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1988.254.5.r801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutral amino acid transport systemElasmobranch Raja erinaceaMajor gluconeogenic precursorMM alanineSodium-dependent systemAmino acid transport systemsRaja erinaceaHepatic uptakeHepatic concentrationsAcid transport systemL-alanine uptakeAminotransferase activityTumor cellsSpecific transport mechanismsMeAIB transportGluconeogenic precursorsSaturable mechanismSkate hepatocytesHepatocytesAlanine metabolismGlucose releaseMeAIBHepatocyte suspensionsRat hepatocytesUptake