The Brain Hypometabolism Hypothesis Part 20: GLUT Receptors

Professors Bernard Thorens and Mike Mueckler have written a review titled ‘Glucose Transporters in the 21st Century‘. In their article they note that there are 14 Glucose transporters in humans and that many of their functions are not yet characterised.

Appendix A – Citations

Thorens B, Mueckler M. Glucose transporters in the 21st Century. American Journal of Physiology – Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2010;298(2):E141-E145. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00712.2009.

 

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Developing Health Information Exchange Capabilities

There is a good overview of the benefits of Health Information Exchanges (HIE’s) in this video on the YouTube Channel of The Journal of the American Health Information Management Association. The narrator argues for HIE leaders to network and build a body of knowledge on key issues. These issues include change management, capabilities, engagement and healthcare cost efficiencies.

Posts to Date on Examples of Health Information Exchanges

General Posts to Date on Health Information Exchanges

SNOMED CT®/ICD Mapping and Harmonisation Posts

SNOMED CT® Posts

ICD 1-10 Posts

ICD-11 Posts

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