Metabolic Interactions between Neurons and Astrocytes

  • Leif Hertz
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Part of the Altschul Symposia Series book series (ALSS, volume 2)

Abstract

Metabolic interactions between neurons and glial cells can occur in at least two different ways, 1) transfer of a metabolite from a cell type, competent in producing this specific intermediate, to another cell type, which does not have the metabolic machinery to do so, and 2) release of messengers from one cell type which regulate the metabolic activity in a different cell type. This review will focus on the former of these aspects and deal only briefly with the latter.

Keywords

Oxidative Metabolism Pyruvate Carboxylase Metabolic Interaction Transmitter Glutamate Simulated Ischemia 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Leif Hertz
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  1. 1.Department of Pharmacology and The Saskatchewan Stroke Research CentreUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonCanada

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