Protein Information

Name amino acid transporter
Synonyms Amino acid transporter variant; amino acid transporter; amino acid transporters

Compound Information

Name paraquat
CAS 1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
11430870 Shimizu K, Ohtaki K, Matsubara K, Aoyama K, Uezono T, Saito O, Suno M, Ogawa K, Hayase N, Kimura K, Shiono H: Carrier-mediated processes in blood--brain barrier penetration and neural uptake of paraquat. Brain Res. 2001 Jul 6;906(1-2):135-42.

To examine whether paraquat was carried across the BBB by a certain amino acid transporter, L-valine or L-lysine was pre-administered as a co-substrate.
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