Roles of glutamate transporters in astrocytes

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 677-688

  Tanaka, Kohichi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Development; Excitotoxicity; Glutamate transporter; Spillover

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPRESSION; GLIA CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG DESIGN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DRUG DESIGN; GLUTAMATES; MICE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34447630281     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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