Competition between glucose and lactate as oxidative energy substrates in both neurons and astrocytes: A comparative NMR study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1687-1694

  Bouzier Sore, Anne Karine ^a   Voisin, Pierre ^a   Bouchaud, Véronique ^a   Bezancon, Eric ^a   Franconi, Jean Michel ^a   Pellerin, Luc ^b  

^a CNRS University Bordeaux Segalen   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain; Energy metabolism; Glutamate; Monocarboxylate; NMR spectroscopy; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACID;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL ENERGY; CELL LABELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELLS, CULTURED; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEURONS; RATS;

EID: 33748896023     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05056.x     Document Type: Article

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