Glutamate released from glial cells synchronizes neuronal activity in the hippocampus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 31, 2004, Pages 6920-6927

  Angulo, María Cecilia ^a,b   Kozlov, Andreï S ^a   Charpak, Serge ^a   Audinat, Etienne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Ctro Internacional de Fisica   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Ambient glutamate; Astrocytes; Dual recordings; Glutamate transporters; Neuron glia interactions; NMDA receptors

Indexed keywords

3 BENZYLOXYASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3843109172     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0473-04.2004     Document Type: Article

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