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Abstract
The brain's first choice for a metabolic fuel is glucose. In times of glucose lack, the brain can metabolize ketone bodies and lactate if they are available and by maintaining its metabolism, apparently, it also maintains its function. Brain metabolism of amino acid appears to be dictated by plasma levels, but the possibility that amino acids can support cerebral function during hypoglycaemia has not yet been investigated.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7568249 DOI： 10.1079/pns19950044
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Nutr Soc ISSN： 0029-6651 Impact factor: 6.297