Astrocytes couple synaptic activity to glucose utilization in the brain

被引:190
作者
Magistretti, PJ [1 ]
Pellerin, L [1 ]
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[1] Univ Lausanne, Fac Med, Inst Physiol, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
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NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 1999年 / 14卷
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10.1152/physiologyonline.1999.14.5.177
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Q4 [生理学];
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071003 ;
摘要
Astrocytes have functional characteristics that make them particularly well suited to couple glutamate uptake from the synaptic cleft to Na+-K+-ATPase activation and glucose utilization. The changes in glucose metabolism associated with these processes may provide signals detected by positron emission tomography.
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页码:177 / 182
页数:6
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