Brain glucosensing physiological implications - Polakof, Sergio (Nova Science Publishers, 2010)
"Nova Biomedical."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Glucose metabolism in the brain -- Sites of glucosensing in the brain -- The glucosensor mechanism in the brain -- Lactate as metabolic coupling between astrocytes and glucosensing neurons -- Network of hypothalamic glucosensing neurons -- The mechanisms underlying glucosensing during hypoglycemia -- Brain glucosensing and the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure -- Glucosensing neurons as metabolic sensors