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Glucose utilization: still in the synapse

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Many people still associate brain glucose metabolism with neurons. A new report shows that stimulation of astrocytic glutamate uptake increases glucose utilization, suggesting that astrocytes play a major role in the glucose uptake signal. However, this still reflects synaptic activity.

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Figure 1: Glucose utilization in neurons and astrocytes.

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