Neural pathways that control the glucose counterregulatory response

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 8 FEB, 2014, Pages

  Verberne, Anthony J M ^a   Sabetghadam, Azadeh ^a   Korim, Willian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Counterregulation; Glucagon; Glucose sensing; Hypoglycemia; Perifornical hypothalamus; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; EFFERENT NERVE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; REVIEW;

EID: 84898030245     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00038     Document Type: Review

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