Astrocytic glutamate is not necessary for the generation of epileptiform neuronal activity in hippocampal slices

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 36, 2006, Pages 9312-9322

  Fellin, Tommaso ^a,b   Gomez Gonzalo, Marta ^b   Gobbo, Sara ^b   Carmignoto, Giorgio ^b   Haydon, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epileptiform activity; Glia; Glutamate release; NMDA receptor; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXIN; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLOW INWARD CURRENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPILEPSY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PYRAMIDAL CELLS;

EID: 33748518188     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2836-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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