| Literature DB >> 11390847 |
Pierre J. Magistretti1, Luc Pellerin.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Year: 1999 PMID: 11390847 DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1999.14.5.177
Source DB: PubMed Journal: News Physiol Sci ISSN: 0886-1714