Neuronal activity in vitro and the in vivo reality: The role of energy homeostasis

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 394-401

  Zilberter, Yuri ^a   Zilberter, Tanya ^b   Bregestovski, Piotr ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Chemin Roy D'Espagne ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; KETONE BODY; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PYRUVIC ACID; TRICARBOXYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHANNEL GATING; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NEURONS;

EID: 77956187502     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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