Direct and indirect effects of corticosteroids on astrocyte function

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-207

  Pretorius, E ^a,b   Marx, J ^a  

^a University of Pretoria   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Corticosteroids; GABA; Glutamate; Neurons; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOGEN; SEROTONIN;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ASTHMA; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; ECZEMA; ENERGY TRANSFER; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 3943069134     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.2004.15.3.199     Document Type: Review

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