Sentences with phrase «functions under normal physiological conditions»

Glucose is the sole metabolic fuel used for nearly all brain functions under normal physiological conditions, but the brain will metabolize ketone bodies for energy when access to glucose is limited, as would occur during water - only therapeutic fasting in humans or during calorie restriction in mice.

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Under normal physiological conditions, CXCR4 is mainly expressed in the hematopoietic and immune systems (Figure 1), where it carries out multiple functions.

Our main aim is to study synaptic function under physiological conditions and to investigate how the factors contributing to normal signalling are altered in disease, identifying new therapeutic strategies.