A mathematical model of brain glucose homeostasis
Open Access
- 27 November 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling
- Vol. 6 (1), 26
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4682-6-26
Abstract
The physiological fact that a stable level of brain glucose is more important than that of blood glucose suggests that the ultimate goal of the glucose-insulin-glucagon (GIG) regulatory system may be homeostasis of glucose concentration in the brain rather than in the circulation.Keywords
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