Bidirectional neuron-glia interactions triggered by deficiency of glutamate uptake at spinal sensory synapses

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 713-725

  Nie, Hui ^a   Zhang, Haijun ^a   Weng, Han Rong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; DEPOLARIZATION; GLIA CELL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SLOW INWARD CURRENT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BIOPHYSICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROGLIA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 77955965532     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00282.2010     Document Type: Article

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