Mechanisms of glutamate release from astrocytes

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 142-154

  Malarkey, Erik B ^a   Parpura, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion channels; Connexin "hemichannels"; Exocytosis; Glutamate release; P2X receptors; Transporters

Indexed keywords

(5,6 DICHLORO 2,3,9,9A TETRAHYDRO 3 OXO 9A PROPYL 1H FLUOREN 7 YLOXY)ACETIC ACID; 4 ACETAMIDO 4' ISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANION CHANNEL; ANTIPORTER; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CALCIUM; CONNEXIN 43; CYSTINE GLUTAMATE ANTIPORTER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; FLUFENAMIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GOSSYPOL; HEPTANOL; HEXANOL; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; OCTANOL; PHLORETIN; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PURINE P2X7 RECEPTOR; PURINE RECEPTOR; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; TAMOXIFEN; THAPSIGARGIN; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL SWELLING; EXOCYTOSIS; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; EXOCYTOSIS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2;

EID: 36849085955     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.06.005     Document Type: Review

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