Energy metabolism and glutamate-glutamine cycle in the brain: A stoichiometric modeling perspective

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Massucci, Francesco A ^a   DiNuzzo, Mauro ^b,c   Giove, Federico ^b,c   Maraviglia, Bruno ^c,d   Castillo, Isaac P ^e   Marinari, Enzo ^c,f   Martino, Andrea De ^c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

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

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^g CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain energetics; Glucose partitioning; Glutamate glutamine cycle; Lactate shuttle; Metabolic modeling; OGI

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID;

ASTROCYTE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE;

ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84885096714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-7-103     Document Type: Article

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