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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Pharmacovigil. 2014 Mar 17;2(2):125. doi: 10.4172/2329-6887.1000125

Figure 2. Glucose transport across the BBB.

Figure 2

Glut1 transporters located on microvascular endothelial cells and astrocytes transport glucose across the BBB, while Glut-3 transports glucose in neurons. Heterogeneous distribution of Glut-1 transporters is a typical hallmark of a fully mature BBB and correlates to the variable energy demands, glucose utilizations and maintenance of normal glucose level.