Influence of VMH fuel sensing on hypoglycemic responses

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 616-624

  Chan, Owen ^a   Sherwin, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Diabetes; Glucose sensing; Hypoglycemia; Recurrent hypoglycemia; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CELL METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLIA CELL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TANYCYTE; ZONA INCERTA;

BRAIN; DIABETES; GLUCOSE SENSING; HYPOGLYCEMIA; RECURRENT HYPOGLYCEMIA; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 84888137329     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: 18793061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2013.08.005     Document Type: Review

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