Functions of Astrocytes and their Potential As Therapeutic Targets

Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 338-353

  Kimelberg, Harold K ^a   Nedergaard, Maiken ^b  

^a ORDWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Aquaporins; Astrocytes; Blood flow; Ensheathment; Lactate shuttle; M ller cells; PH control; Potassium buffering; Receptors; Transmitter uptake

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AQUAPORIN 4; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 1;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AQUAPORIN 4; ASTROCYTES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPLEX MIXTURES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POTASSIUM; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; WATER;

EID: 77957028947     PISSN: 19337213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurt.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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