Aspects of Astrocyte Energy Metabolism, Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Homoeostasis and Metabolic Compartmentation

Astrocytes are key players in brain function; they are intimately involved in neuronal signalling processes and their metabolism is tightly coupled to that of neurons. In the present review, we will be concerned with a discussion of aspects of astrocyte metabolism, including energy-generating pathwa...

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Main Authors: Marko Kreft, Lasse K Bak, Helle S Waagepetersen, Arne Schousboe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-03-01
Series:ASN Neuro
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1042/AN20120007