Comment on "Microglial activation states drive glucose uptake and FDG-PET alterations in neurodegenerative diseases".

Zimmer, Eduardo R; Pascoal, Tharick A; Rosa-Neto, Pedro; Nordberg, Agneta; Pellerin, Luc · Sci Transl Med · 2022

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Abstract

Astrocytes might be the major contributor to the radioactive signal captured by PET in the microglia-dependent modulation of FDG-PET.

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