glucosensing

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noun

Detection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.

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Meanings

nounglucosensing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineDetection of a glucose signal by a specialized neuron.

    Finally, in vivo studies are necessary to demonstrate that the tanycyte-neuron interaction is required for hypothalamic glucosensing.

    2015 June 17, Roberto Elizondo-Vega et al., “The role of tanycytes in hypothalamic glucosensing”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 19, →DOI

Origin

From gluco- + sensing.

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