An active role for astrocytes in synaptic plasticity?

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1216-1218

  Wenker, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; CALCIUM; DEXTRO SERINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 77957204273     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00429.2010     Document Type: Short Survey

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