Identification of hypoglycemia-specific neural signals by decoding murine vagus nerve activity

Abstract Background Glucose is a crucial energy source. In humans, it is the primary sugar for high energy demanding cells in brain, muscle and peripheral neurons. Deviations of blood glucose levels from normal levels for an extended period of time is dangerous or even fatal, so regulation of blood...

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Main Authors: Emily Battinelli Masi, Todd Levy, Tea Tsaava, Chad E. Bouton, Kevin J. Tracey, Sangeeta S. Chavan, Theodoros P. Zanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Bioelectronic Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42234-019-0025-z