Functional changes in astroglial cells in epilepsy

GLIA

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-368

  Binder, Devin K ^a   Steinhäuser, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Astrocytes; Epilepsy; Glia; Glutamate; Ion channels; Potassium; Receptors; Sclerosis; Seizures; Transporters

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; GLIA CELL; GLIOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; EPILEPSY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 33748857971     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20394     Document Type: Review

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