Figure 1.
Schematic representation of the astrocyte-neuron lactate shuttle model (with permission from Bélanger et al., 2011). Glu, glutamate; Gln, glutamine; GluR, glutamatergic receptor; EAATs, excitatory amino acid transporters; GLUT, glucose transporter; MCTs, monocarboxylate transporters; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; GS, glutaminase; GLS, glutamine synthetase.