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Research ArticleOpinion, Disorders of the Nervous System

Glucose-Sparing Action of Ketones Boosts Functions Exclusive to Glucose in the Brain

Yuri Zilberter and Tanya Zilberter
eNeuro 9 November 2020, 7 (6) ENEURO.0303-20.2020; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0303-20.2020
Yuri Zilberter
1Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille Universite, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité Mixte de Recherche 1106, Marseille 13385, France
3Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Russia
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Yuri Zilberter, Tanya Zilberter
eNeuro 9 November 2020, 7 (6) ENEURO.0303-20.2020; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0303-20.2020

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    • Abstract
    • Significance Statement
    • Introduction
    • Glycolytic ATP Production
    • The Cytoplasmic Antioxidant System
    • Glycogen Production in Astrocytes
    • Production of Major Neurotransmitters
    • Glucose Utilization in the Brain during Ketosis
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Keywords

  • aerobic glycolysis
  • antioxidant system
  • glucose metabolism
  • glycogen
  • ketogenic diet
  • ketosis

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