Transfer of glycogen-derived lactate from astrocytes to axons via specific monocarboxylate transporters supports mouse optic nerve activity

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 644-652

  Tekkök, Selva Baltan ^a   Brown, Angus M ^a,b   Westenbroek, Ruth ^a   Pellerin, Luc ^c   Ransom, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glucose; Glycogen; L lactate; Mouse optic nerve

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AXONS; GLYCOGEN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID TRANSPORTERS; OPTIC NERVE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 27244442141     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20573     Document Type: Article

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