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Sphingolipid metabolites: Members of a new class of lipid second messengers

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Abbreviations

SPP:

sphingosine-1-phosphate

SPC:

sphingosylphosphorylcholine

PKC:

protein kinase C

TPA:

12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate

PDGF:

platelet derived growth factor

BSA:

bovine serum albumin

FCS:

fetal calf serum

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The authors gratefully acknowledged the contributions of collaborators and coworkers especially Drs. Ana Olivera, Alvin Berger, Hong Zhang, and Yuan Su. This work was supported by research grants 1RO1 GM43880 from the National Institutes of Health, and 3018M from the Council for Tobacco Research.

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Spiegel, S., Milstien, S. Sphingolipid metabolites: Members of a new class of lipid second messengers. J. Membarin Biol. 146, 225–237 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00233943

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