Human Brain β-Hydroxybutyrate and Lactate Increase in Fasting-Induced Ketosis
Pan J, Rothman D, Behar K, Stein D, Hetherington H. Human Brain β-Hydroxybutyrate and Lactate Increase in Fasting-Induced Ketosis. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 1502-1507. PMID: 11043913, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200010000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBHB levelsPlasma BHB levelsField magnetic resonance spectroscopyHigh-field magnetic resonance spectroscopyBrain lactateKetogenic dietCalcarine fissureNonfasted stateOccipital lobeHealthy adultsLactate increaseThird dayΒ-hydroxybutyrateKetosisBHB concentrationsBrainBHBGlucose phosphorylationLactate oxidationMagnetic resonance spectroscopy