New roles for astrocytes (stars at last)

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 520-522

  Ransom, Bruce ^a   Behar, Toby ^b   Nedergaard, Maiken ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DETOXIFICATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EXCITATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0141533210     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2003.08.006     Document Type: Review

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