The Role of Glucose Transporters in Brain Disease: Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease

The occurrence of altered brain glucose metabolism has long been suggested in both diabetes and Alzheimer’s diseases. However, the preceding mechanism to altered glucose metabolism has not been well understood. Glucose enters the brain via glucose transporters primarily present at the...

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Main Authors: Thomas Abbruscato, Shanal DeSilva, Kaushik Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/10/12629