Abstract
Reduced brain glucose utilization in early stages of Alzheimer disease, as measured with in vivo positron emission tomography, reflects potentially reversible down-regulation of gene expression for oxidative phosphorylation within neuronal mitochondria. Such down-regulation may occur when neuronal energy demand is first reduced by synaptic dysfunction or loss.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 473-476 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neurodegeneration |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1996 |
Keywords
- Alzheimer disease
- Brain
- Energy metabolism
- Mitochondria
- Oxidative phosphorylation
- Positron emission tomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Clinical Neurology