Neuron-to-astrocyte signaling is central to the dynamic control of brain microcirculation

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Zonta, Micaela ^a   Angulo, María Cecilia ^a,b   Gobbo, Sara ^a   Rosengarten, Bernhard ^c   Hossmann, Konstantin A ^c   Pozzan, Tullio ^a   Carmignoto, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Ctro Internacional de Fisica   (Colombia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 CARBOXY 2 METHYLPHENYLGLYCINE; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPEREMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICROCIRCULATION; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037223147     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn980     Document Type: Article

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