MCT2 expression and lactate influx in anorexigenic and orexigenic neurons of the arcuate nucleus.

Hypothalamic neurons of the arcuate nucleus control food intake, releasing orexigenic and anorexigenic neuropeptides in response to changes in glucose concentration. Several studies have suggested that the glucosensing mechanism is governed by a metabolic interaction between neurons and glial cells...

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Main Authors: Christian Cortes-Campos, Roberto Elizondo, Claudio Carril, Fernando Martínez, Katica Boric, Francisco Nualart, Maria Angeles Garcia-Robles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23638108/?tool=EBI

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