A genetically targeted optical sensor to monitor calcium signals in astrocyte processes

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 759-766

  Shigetomi, Eiji ^a   Kracun, Sebastian ^a   Sofroniew, Michael V ^a   Khakh, Baljit S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LCK GCAMP 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; COCULTURE; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEURONS; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952884848     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.2557     Document Type: Article

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