Brain glucosensing : physiological implications

Brain glucosensing : physiological implications / Sergio Polakof.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polakof, Sergio
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2010.
Series:Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.
Subjects:
Glucose > Metabolism.
Brain.
Neurochemistry.
Homeostasis.
Blood glucose.
brains.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
Blood glucose
Brain
Glucose > Metabolism
Homeostasis
Neurochemistry
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Table of Contents:
  • Glucose metabolism in the brain
  • Sites of glucosensing in the brain
  • The glucosensor mechanism in the brain
  • Lactate as metabolic coupling between astrocytes and glucosensing neurons
  • Network of hypothalamic glucosensing neurons
  • The mechanisms underlying glucosensing during hypoglycemia
  • Brain glucosensing and the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure
  • Glucosensing neurons as metabolic sensors.

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