Glucose transporter 1 and monocarboxylate transporters 1, 2, and 4 localization within the glial cells of shark blood-brain-barriers.

Although previous studies showed that glucose is used to support the metabolic activity of the cartilaginous fish brain, the distribution and expression levels of glucose transporter (GLUT) isoforms remained undetermined. Optic/ultrastructural immunohistochemistry approaches were used to determine t...

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Main Authors: Carolina Balmaceda-Aguilera, Christian Cortés-Campos, Manuel Cifuentes, Bruno Peruzzo, Lauren Mack, Juan Carlos Tapia, Karina Oyarce, María Angeles García, Francisco Nualart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3289654?pdf=render