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Glucose Tightly Controls Morphological and Functional Properties of Astrocytes
The main energy source powering the brain is glucose. Strong energy needs of our nervous system are fulfilled by conveying this essential metabolite through blood via an extensive vascular network. Glucose then reaches brain tissues by cell uptake, diffusion and metabolization, processes primarily u...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4834307/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27148048 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00082 |