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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseBrainDeoxyglucoseFemaleHepatic EncephalopathyRadionuclide ImagingRatsRats, Inbred StrainsScintillation CountingThioacetamideConceptsBrain regionsLocal cerebral metabolic rateCerebral metabolic rateDiscrete brain regionsHepatic encephalopathyParticular brain regionsCerebral cortexGlutamatergic neuronsGlutamatergic neurotransmissionMedulla oblongataAuditory cortexGlucose utilizationDeoxyglucose uptakeBioenergetic failureEnergy metabolismRatsCortexPossible linkMetabolic ratePossible contributionThioacetamideOblongataEncephalopathyHippocampusStriatum