James C. K. Lai

Glutathione is present in high concentrations in cultured astrocytes but not in cultured neurons

Stephen P. Raps, James C. K. Lai, Leif Hertz et al. · Brain Research · 1989 · 418 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +13

Brain α‐Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex: Kinetic Properties, Regional Distribution, and Effects of Inhibitors

James C. K. Lai, Arthur J.L. Cooper · Journal of Neurochemistry · 1986 · 309 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Neuroscience +13

Direct evidence for activity-dependent glucose phosphorylation in neurons with implications for the astrocyte-to-neuron lactate shuttle

Anant B. Patel, James C. K. Lai, Golam M. I. Chowdhury et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 188 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16

Mechanisms Underlying Hypoxia Tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster: hairy as a Metabolic Switch

Dan Zhou, Jin Xue, James C. K. Lai et al. · PLoS Genetics · 2008 · 144 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +17

The effects of cadmium, manganese and aluminium on sodium-potassium-activated and magnesium-activated adenosine triphosphatase activity and choline uptake in rat brain synaptosomes

James C. K. Lai, Julian F. Guest, Thomas Leung et al. · Biochemical Pharmacology · 1980 · 127 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Neuroscience +13