Glial cells constitute without any dispute an essential element in providing an efficiently
operating nervous system. Work in many labs over the last decades has demonstrated that …

Animals are able to move and react in manifold ways to external stimuli. Thus,
environmental stimuli need to be detected, information must be processed, and, finally, an …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

The enteroendocrine cell (EEC)-derived incretins play a pivotal role in regulating the
secretion of glucagon and insulins in mammals. Although glucagon-like and insulin-like …

Physiology and metabolism are often sexually dimorphic, but the underlying mechanisms
remain incompletely understood. Here, we use the intestine of Drosophila melanogaster to …

Brain function relies almost solely on glucose as an energy substrate. The main model of
brain metabolism proposes that glucose is taken up and converted into lactate by astrocytes …

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, with TDP-43
inclusions as a major pathological hallmark. Using a Drosophila model of TDP-43 …

The functionality of the nervous system requires transmission of information along axons
with high speed and precision. Conductance velocity depends on axonal diameter whereas …

Astrocytic metabolism has taken center stage. Interposed between the neuron and the
vasculature, astrocytes exert control over the fluxes of energy and building blocks required …

Brain tissue metabolism is distributed across several cell types and subcellular
compartments, which activate at different times and with different temporal patterns. The …