Astrocytes are poised for lactate trafficking and release from activated brain and for supply of glucose to neurons.

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Published in J Neurochem on August 13, 2009

Authors

Gautam K Gandhi1, Nancy F Cruz, Kelly K Ball, Gerald A Dienel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.

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