Glucose is the principle energy source for the mammalian brain. Delivery of glucose from the blood to the brain requires transport across the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier and into the neurons and glia. The facilitative glucose transporter proteins mediate these processes. The primary
Glucose transport in brain and retina: implications in the management and complications of diabetes
β Scribed by Arno K. Kumagai
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1520-7552
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