Lm. Gault et al., CHANGES IN ENERGY METABOLITES, CGMP AND INTRACELLULAR PH DURING CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION, Brain research, 641(1), 1994, pp. 176-180
The spatial and temporal distribution of cerebral metabolites and pH(i
) were examined in the cortex during spreading depression. Acidificati
on and marked depression in the energy status of the tissue was eviden
t at the wavefront of spreading depression. In its aftermath, the resi
dual activation of glycolysis and accumulation of cGMP persisted for m
inutes after a relatively rapid restoration of high-energy phosphates
and pH(i).