Role of astrocytes in homeostasis of glutamate and GABA during physiological and pathophysiological conditions

Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 461-474

  Schousboe, Arne ^a   Waagepetersen, Helle S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Glutamine; Hypoglycemia; Hypoxia; Ischemia; Metabolism; Release; Uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 12244283468     PISSN: 15692558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-2558(03)31020-3     Document Type: Review

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