Fats for thoughts: An update on brain fatty acid metabolism

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2017, Pages 40-45

  Romano, Adele ^a   Koczwara, Justyna Barbara ^a   Gallelli, Cristina Anna ^a   Vergara, Daniele ^b   Micioni Di Bonaventura, Maria Vittoria ^c   Gaetani, Silvana ^a   Giudetti, Anna Maria ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ASL Lecce   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ketone bodies; Medium chain fatty acids; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; KETONE BODY; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HUMAN; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; KETOGENIC DIET; LIPID OXIDATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PEROXISOME; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GLUCOSE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; KETOGENIC DIET; KETONE BODIES; MITOCHONDRIA; NEUROPROTECTION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEROXISOMES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85009366165     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: 18785875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.12.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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