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Brain metabolic and functional alterations in a liver-specific PTEN knockout mouse model.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Patil Ishan, Sancheti Harsh, Stiles Bangyan L, Cadenas Enrique
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Insulin resistance-as observed in aging, diabetes, obesity, and other pathophysiological situations, affects brain function, for insulin signaling is responsible for neuronal glucose transport and control of energy homeostasis and is involved in the regulation of neuronal growth and synaptic plasticity. This study investigates brain metabolism and function in a liver-specific Phosphatase and Tensin Homologue...
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