Decreased glucose utilization in discrete brain regions of rat in thioacetamide‐induced hepatic encephalopathy as measured with [3H]‐deoxyglucose
Hilgier W, Benveniste H, Diemer N, Albrecht J. Decreased glucose utilization in discrete brain regions of rat in thioacetamide‐induced hepatic encephalopathy as measured with [3H]‐deoxyglucose. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 1991, 83: 353-355. PMID: 1887755, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb03961.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsLocal cerebral metabolic rateCerebral metabolic rateDiscrete brain regionsHepatic encephalopathyParticular brain regionsCerebral cortexGlutamatergic neuronsGlutamatergic neurotransmissionMedulla oblongataAuditory cortexGlucose utilizationDeoxyglucose uptakeBioenergetic failureEnergy metabolismRatsCortexPossible linkMetabolic ratePossible contributionThioacetamideOblongataEncephalopathyHippocampusStriatum