Endothelin-1 regulates glucose utilization in cultured astrocytes by controlling intercellular communication through gap junctions

GLIA

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Tabernero, Arantxa ^a   Giaume, Christian ^b   Medina, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Endothelin 1; Gap junctions; Glucose utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030110740     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199603)16:3<187::aid-glia1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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