Brain glucose sensing, glucokinase and neural control of metabolism and islet function

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-32

  Ogunnowo Bada, E O ^a   Heeley, N ^a   Brochard, L ^a   Evans, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucokinase; Glucose sensing; Glucose stimulated insulin secretion; Hypoglycaemia; Hypothalamus; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOKINASE; HEXOKINASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; BRAIN GLUCOSE SENSING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEEDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETICS; GLIA; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PANCREAS ISLET; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; OBESITY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84908547619     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dom.12334     Document Type: Review

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