Role of brain glycogen in the response to hypoxia and in susceptibility to epilepsy

Although glycogen is the only carbohydrate reserve of the brain, its overall contribution to brain functions remains unclear. It has been proposed that glycogen participates in the preservation of such functions during hypoxia. Several reports also describe a relationship between brain glycogen and...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos eLópez Ramos, Jordi eDuran, Agnes eGruart, Joan J Guinovart, José M Delgado-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00431/full