Insulin regulates brain function, but how does it get there?

Diabetes

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3992-3997

  Gray, Sarah M ^a   Meijer, Rick I ^a   Barrett, Eugene J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; METABOLISM;

BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; HUMANS; INSULIN;

EID: 84911872075     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: 1939327X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/db14-0340     Document Type: Review

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