Contributions of glycogen to astrocytic energetics during brain activation

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 281-298

  Dienel, Gerald A ^a   Cruz, Nancy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Glycogen; In vivo glycogenolysis rates; Neuron; Sensory stimulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTIFACT; ASTROCYTE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ARTIFACTS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CARBON; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; RATS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84893193606     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: 15737365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9493-8     Document Type: Article

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