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Lactate in the brain: from metabolic end-product to signalling molecule

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Authors

Pierre J. Magistretti · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Igor Allaman · École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Topics & Keywords

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 235-249

DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2018.19

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 39.08

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