Altered glial-neuronal crosstalk: Cornerstone in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-388

  Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer Type II; Astrocyte; Brain edema; Gfap; Glutamate transporters; Glycine transporters; Hepatic encephalopathy; Microglia; Neuron astrocyte trafficking; Neurosteroids; Strocytosis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956231926     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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