Glucose utilization: still in the synapse

Many people still associate brain glucose metabolism with neurons. A new report shows that stimulation of astrocytic glutamate uptake increases glucose utilization, suggesting that astrocytes play a major role in the glucose uptake signal. However, this still reflects synaptic activity.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature neuroscience 2017-03, Vol.20 (3), p.382-384
1. Verfasser:	Stoessl, A Jon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	59/78 631/378/2596/1308 692/308/53/2421 Animal Genetics and Genomics Autism Behavioral Sciences Biological Techniques Biomedicine Epidemiology Glucose Glucose metabolism Metabolism Neurobiology Neurons Neurosciences news-and-views Odors Physiological aspects Synapses
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Zusammenfassung:	Many people still associate brain glucose metabolism with neurons. A new report shows that stimulation of astrocytic glutamate uptake increases glucose utilization, suggesting that astrocytes play a major role in the glucose uptake signal. However, this still reflects synaptic activity.
ISSN:	1097-6256 1546-1726
DOI:	10.1038/nn.4513