Functional coupling between neurons and glia

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4091-4098

  Alvarez Maubecin, Veronica ^a   García Hernández, Fernando ^b   Williams, John T ^a   Van Bockstaele, Elisabeth J ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Electrotonic coupling; Gap junction; Membrane potential oscillations; Neuronal glial interactions; Noradrenergic neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIA; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 17344389332     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-11-04091.2000     Document Type: Article

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