Cerebral Glycolysis: A Century of Persistent Misunderstanding and Misconception
Since its discovery in 1780, lactate (lactic acid) has being blamed for almost any illness outcome in which its levels were elevated. Beginning in the mid 1980s, studies, both on muscle and brain tissues, have suggested that lactate plays a role in bioenergetics. However, great skepticism and, at ti...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00360/full |