Influences on Glucose Utilization

Dopaminergic influences upon cerebral glucose utilization, both in respect of the volume and the diversity of experimental approaches employed, have been the most extensively examined. As a consequence, a clearer appreciation has emerged, both of the limitations of this particular 

Extrapyramidal Areas and Regions Involved in Motor Control 

Although the functional importance of the basal ganglia in relation to the action of dopaminergic agonists and antiagonists is well established 

Forebrain Glucose Utilization following Lesioning of Ascending Dopaminergic Systems 

Caudate nucleus Frontal cortex Parietal cortex Globus pallidus Lateral habenula 

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Kelly, P. A. T. and McCulloch, J., 19826, GABAergic and dopaminergic influence on glucose utilization in the extrapyramidal system, Br. J. Pharmacol. 76 290P. 

Unlike most crops that store carbon as starch, a polymer of glucose, in the Jerusalem artichoke carbon is stored as inulin, a fructose polymer. The implications of this have a pronounced influence on the value and utility of the crop. An extremely important attribute derived from inulin is its nutritional contributions, even though the caloric value in humans is low. The evidence for the role of inulin in decreasing blood cholesterol and in enhancing other positive health benefits has been firmly established. 

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