Synaptic plasticity, astrocytes and morphological homeostasis

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 84-91

  Slezak, Michal ^a,b   Pfrieger, Frank W ^a   Soltys, Zbigniew ^b  

^a CENTRE DE NEUROCHIMIE   (France)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Calcium waves; Engram; Information processing; Learning; Memory; Neuroglia; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GLIA; HOMEOSTASIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERIZATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33645095446     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2005.12.082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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