The cost of communication in the brain

Elife. 2017 May 22:6:e27894. doi: 10.7554/eLife.27894.

Abstract

Imaging ATP in axons reveals that they rely on glucose from the blood and lactate produced by glial cells as sources of energy.

Keywords: ATP; axon; brain; imaging; metabolism; mouse; myelin; neuroscience.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Axons
  • Brain
  • Neuroglia
  • White Matter*

Substances

  • Adenosine Triphosphate