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Abstract
A sodium-independent neutral amino acid transporter system with specificity for large amino acids. One of the functions of the transporter system is to supply large neutral amino acids to the brain.
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- Amino Acid Transport System L Proteins
- Large Amino Acid Transporter (LAT)
- Large Neutral Amino Acid Transporter (LNAA)
- System L Transporter
- System L Transporter Proteins
- Transporter, System L
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2002; for LARGE NEUTRAL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER (LNAA) use AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (NM) 1999-2001
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- Amino Acids/metabolism (1976-2001)
- Carrier Proteins (1999-2001)
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- National Library of Medicine. Amino Acid Transport System L. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027062. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027062
- Amino Acid Transport System L. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78043354