title: Glutamate transporters in kidney and brain.
abstract: Glutamate transporters play important roles in the termination of excitatory neurotransmission and in providing cells with glutamate for metabolic purposes. In the kidney, glutamate transporters are involved in reabsorption of filtered acidic amino acids, regulation of ammonia and bicarbonate production, and protection of cells against osmotic stress.
authors.affiliation: Membrane and Biology Program, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. mhediger@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hediger
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D027322:Amino Acid Transport System X-AG; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D050491:Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D027981:Symporters
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D027322:Amino Acid Transport System X-AG; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050491:Glutamate Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D027981:Symporters