Peripheral and central glucose sensing in hypoglycemic detection

Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 314-324

  Donovan, Casey M ^a   Watts, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRAIN; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NEURONS;

EID: 84906910332     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00069.2013     Document Type: Review

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