Cerebral metabolism following traumatic brain injury: New discoveries with implications for treatment

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Brooks, George A ^a   Martin, Neil A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain fuel; Brain metabolism; Gluconeogenesis; Lactate shuttle; Trauma

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; METABOLIC RATE; METABOLITE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SKIN; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84924345565     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00408     Document Type: Article

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