glucose metabolism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofglucoseandmetabolism
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glucose
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡluː.kəʊs/us/ˈɡluː.koʊs/
a type of sugar that is found in plants, especially fruit, and supplies an important part of the energy that ...
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metabolism
noun[C]
uk/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/us/məˈtæb.əl.ɪ.zəm/
all the chemical processes in your body, especially those that cause food to be used for energy ...
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(Definition ofglucoseandmetabolismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Changes in regional brainglucosemetabolismmeasured with positron emission tomography after paroxetine treatment of major depression.
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Abnormalities in brainglucosemetabolismwere examined using functional neuroimaging with positron emission tomography.
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However, we found areas of reducedglucosemetabolismin the patients compared to the controls.
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However, serotonin may also affectglucosemetabolismmore directly through action on peripheral tissues and modulation of autonomic pathways.
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It is possible, therefore, that reduced synaptic pruning (and therefore, elevatedglucosemetabolism) will be a symptom shared by several different groups with developmental disorders.
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Severe somatisation in women is associated with altered cerebralglucosemetabolism.
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Chromium supplementation does not influenceglucosemetabolismor insulin action in response to cold exposure in mature sheep.
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However, in typical development there is a characteristic "rise and fall" ofglucosemetabolismthat parallels changes in synaptic density in the cortex.
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Intracerebroventricular corticotropin-releasing factor increases limbicglucosemetabolismand has social context-dependent behavioral effects in nonhuman primates.
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Influence of chromium tripicolinate onglucosemetabolismand nutrient partitioning in growing lambs.
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On the other hand, recall of the neutral films was not significantly correlated with theglucosemetabolismin the same region.
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A carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance investigation associated withglucosemetabolismin human erythrocytes.
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Diamide-induced alterations of intracellular thiol status and the regulation ofglucosemetabolismin the developing rat conceptus in vitro.
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Resting cerebralglucosemetabolismin first-episode and previously treated patients with schizophrenia relates to clinical features.
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulatesglucosemetabolismby modulating energy balance in diabetic mice.
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Decreasedglucosemetabolismin the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in depression.
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Reducedglucosemetabolismin temporoparietal cortices of women with borderline personality disorder.
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In addition to cerebralglucosemetabolism, insulin regulates other events that influence cognitive function.
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As predicted, insulin influenced cognitive functioning without altering peripheralglucosemetabolism.
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