The astrocyte-neuron lactate shuttle: A debated but still valuable hypothesis for brain imaging

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1394-1399

  Bonvento, Gilles ^a,c   Herard, Anne Sophie ^a   Voutsinos Porche, Brigitte ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b AMERICAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; NEURONS;

EID: 25144447755     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600127     Document Type: Note

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