Kavli Affiliate: Timothy A. Ryan; | Authors: Kirsten Bredvik, Charmaine Liu and Timothy A. Ryan | Summary: The ketogenic diet is an effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy, but the therapeutic mechanisms are poorly understood. Although ketones are able to fuel the brain, it is not known whether ketones are directly metabolized by neurons on a […]
Continue.. Characterization of β-Hydroxybutyrate as a Cell Autonomous Fuel for Active Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons