Response to comment on recent modeling studies of astrocyte-neuron metabolic interactions: Much ado about nothing

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1346-1353

  Mangia, Silvia ^a   Dinuzzo, Mauro ^b,c   Giove, Federico ^b,d   Carruthers, Anthony ^e   Simpson, Ian A ^f   Vannucci, Susan J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^d MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocytes; energy metabolism; glucose; lactate; mathematical modelling; neuronal glial interaction

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 79957948209     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: 15597016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2011.29     Document Type: Review

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