Brain Glycogen Metabolism

Front Matter ....Pages i-viii
 Major Advances in Brain Glycogen Research: Understanding of the Roles of Glycogen Have Evolved from Emergency Fuel Reserve to Dynamic, Regulated Participant in Diverse Brain Functions  (Gerald A. Dienel, Gerald M. Carlson)....Pages 1-16
 Brain Glycogen Structure and Its Associated Proteins: Past, Present and Future  (M. Kathryn Brewer, Matthew S. Gentry)....Pages 17-81
 Structure and Regulation of Glycogen Synthase in the Brain  (Bartholomew A. Pederson)....Pages 83-123
 The Structure and the Regulation of Glycogen Phosphorylases in Brain  (Cécile Mathieu, Jean-Marie Dupret, Fernando Rodrigues-Lima)....Pages 125-145
 Regional Distribution of Glycogen in the Mouse Brain Visualized by Immunohistochemistry  (Yuki Oe, Sonam Akther, Hajime Hirase)....Pages 147-168
 Technical and Comparative Aspects of Brain Glycogen Metabolism  (Long Wu, Nicholas J. M. Butler, Raymond A. Swanson)....Pages 169-185
 Metabolism of Glycogen in Brain White Matter  (Angus M. Brown, Laura R. Rich, Bruce R. Ransom)....Pages 187-207
 Glycogenolysis in Cerebral Cortex During Sensory Stimulation, Acute Hypoglycemia, and Exercise: Impact on Astrocytic Energetics, Aerobic Glycolysis, and Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions  (Gerald A. Dienel, Douglas L. Rothman)....Pages 209-267
 State-Dependent Changes in Brain Glycogen Metabolism  (Mauro DiNuzzo, Anne B. Walls, Gülin Öz, Elizabeth R. Seaquist, Helle S. Waagepetersen, Lasse K. Bak et al.)....Pages 269-309
 Glycogen in Astrocytes and Neurons: Physiological and Pathological Aspects  (Jordi Duran, Agnès Gruart, Juan Carlos López-Ramos, José M. Delgado-García, Joan J. Guinovart)....Pages 311-329
 Endurance and Brain Glycogen: A Clue Toward Understanding Central Fatigue  (Takashi Matsui, Mariko Soya, Hideaki Soya)....Pages 331-346
 Role of Brain Glycogen During Ischemia, Aging and Cell-to-Cell Interactions  (Chinthasagar Bastian, John Quinn, Christine Doherty, Caroline Franke, Anna Faris, Sylvain Brunet et al.)....Pages 347-361
 Dysregulation of Glycogen Metabolism with Concomitant Spatial Memory Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes: Potential Beneficial Effects of Chronic Exercise  (Mariko Soya, Subrina Jesmin, Takeru Shima, Takashi Matsui, Hideaki Soya)....Pages 363-383
 Development of a Model to Test Whether Glycogenolysis Can Support Astrocytic Energy Demands of Na+, K+-ATPase and Glutamate-Glutamine Cycling, Sparing an Equivalent Amount of Glucose for Neurons  (Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald A. Dienel)....Pages 385-433
Back Matter ....Pages 435-443