The human central nervous system discharges carbon dioxide and lactic acid into the cerebrospinal fluid
Abstract Background The central nervous system was previously thought to draw oxygen and nutrition from the arteries and discharge carbon dioxide and other metabolic wastes into the venous system. At present, the functional role of cerebrospinal fluid in brain metabolism is not fully known. Methods...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | Fluids and Barriers of the CNS |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-019-0128-7 |