ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] A subset of neurons in the brain, known as ‘glucose-excited’ neurons, depolarize and increase their firing rate in response to increases in extracellular glucose. Similar to insulin secretion by pancreatic β-cells, glucose excitation of neurons is driven by ATP-mediated ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06098
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