2001
In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Glutamate-γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Glutamine Cycling in Rodent and Human Cortex: the Central Role of Glutamine
Behar K, Rothman D. In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Glutamate-γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Glutamine Cycling in Rodent and Human Cortex: the Central Role of Glutamine. Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 131: 2498s-2504s. PMID: 11533301, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.9.2498s.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGlutamate-GABACortical glucose utilizationCortical electrical activityNet glutamine synthesisCerebral cortexInhibitory neurotransmitterMajor excitatoryBrain glutamateGlutamine synthesisNeurotransmitter glutamateRodent cortexGlucose utilizationHuman cortexGlutamine cycleElectrical activityCortexCentral roleGlutamine cyclingCommon mechanismGlucose oxidationGlutamateVivo nuclear magnetic resonance studiesRodentsGlutamine
1999
In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics
Rothman D, Sibson N, Hyder F, Shen J, Behar K, Shulman R. In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 1165-1177. PMID: 10466144, PMCID: PMC1692640, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0472.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlutamate-glutamine cycleNerve terminalsNeurotransmitter cycleGlucose metabolismBlood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent magnetic resonance imagingBrain glucose oxidationCortical glucose metabolismMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyCortex of ratsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional imaging studiesSpecific neuronal activityOxidative glucose metabolismGlial cellsNeuronal activityResonance imagingImaging studiesHuman cortexBrain functionBrain activityRatsCortexGlucose oxidationGlutamate
1998
15N-NMR Spectroscopy Studies of Ammonia Transport and Glutamine Synthesis in the Hyperammonemic Rat Brain
Shen J, Sibson N, Cline G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. 15N-NMR Spectroscopy Studies of Ammonia Transport and Glutamine Synthesis in the Hyperammonemic Rat Brain. Developmental Neuroscience 1998, 20: 434-443. PMID: 9778582, DOI: 10.1159/000017341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research