Ketone body synthesis in the brain: Possible neuroprotective effects

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-292

  Guzmán, Manuel ^a   Blázquez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Ketogenesis; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTANEDIOL; 3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CERAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; KETONE BODY;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ASTROCYTE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SURVIVAL; ENERGY YIELD; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENESIS; KETOGENIC DIET; LIVER; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SYNAPSE;

EID: 1042288103     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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