β-Adrenergic stimulation promotes homocysteic acid release from astrocyte cultures: Evidence for a role of astrocytes in the modulation of synaptic transmission

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2386-2394

  Do, Kim Q ^a   Benz, Beatrix ^a   Sorg, Olivier ^b   Pellerin, Luc ^b   Magistretti, Pierre J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Homocysteic acid; NMDA; Noradrenaline; Release; Adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CELL INTERACTION; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030921515     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68062386.x     Document Type: Article

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