Astrocytes discriminate and selectively respond to the activity of a aubpopulation of neurons within the barrel cortex

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2450-2459

  Schipke, Carola G ^a   Haas, Brigitte ^b   Kettenmann, Helmut ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Barrel cortex; Calcium; Neuron glia interaction; Slice

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 CARBOXY 2 METHYLPHENYLGLYCINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 8 CYCLOPENTYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM ION; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CARBENOXOLONE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METHYSERGIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PURINERGIC P2Y RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SR 95331; SURAMIN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GJB6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENETICS; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; OUTBRED STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VIBRISSA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 58149183260     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhn009     Document Type: Article

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