Neurone-to-astrocyte signalling in the brain represents a distinct multifunctional unit

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-15

  Fellin, Tommaso ^a   Carmignoto, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PURINE P2X7 RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2X7 RECEPTOR; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

ARTERIOLE; ASTROCYTE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROGLIA; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FIRING RATE; NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 4444253508     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.063214     Document Type: Review

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