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Rachel F. Ricks

Brigham Young UniversityORCID 0009-0005-4508-7490Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 11, 2026

β-Hydroxybutyrate maintains energetically demanding neural functions during glucose deprivation

Rachel F. Ricks, Dallin S. Nevers, Tyler Poulos…·R. Ryley Parrish

This study shows that β-hydroxybutyrate can sustain brain tissue metabolism and function without glucose, demonstrating its role in maintaining neural activity during energy deprivation.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.07.730699

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