The Biochemical Basis of Dietary Therapies for Neurological Disorders

Dietary Treatment of Epilepsy: Practical Implementation of Ketogenic Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 34-44

  Hartman, Adam L ^a   Rho, Jong M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydroxybutyrate (BUB); Aminobutyric acid (GABA); Adenosine triphosphate (ATP); Fatty acids; Ketogenic diet (KD) mechanisms; Ketone bodies; Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway; Neurological disorders; Neurotransmitter systems; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885821028     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118702772.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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