Hepatic Ketogenesis Induced by Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice

BackgroundKetone bodies are known to substitute for glucose as brain fuel when glucose availability is low. Ketogenic diets have been described as neuroprotective. Similar data have been reported for triheptanoin, a fatty oil and anaplerotic compound. In this study, we monitored the changes of energ...

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Main Authors: Konrad Koch, Dirk Berressem, Jan Konietzka, Anna Thinnes, Gunter P. Eckert, Jochen Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005556