A new specialization in astrocytes: Glutamate- and ammonia-induced nuclear size changes

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2041-2051

  Yang, Chun Zhang ^a   Li, Hui Li ^a   Zhou, Ye ^a   Chai, Rui Chao ^a   Zhao, Rui ^a   Dong, Yan ^a   Xu, Zhen Yu ^a   Lau, Lok Ting ^a,b   Yingge, Zhang ^c   Teng, Junlin ^d   Chen, Jianguo ^d,e   Yu, Albert Cheung Hoi ^a,b,e  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

^d Peking University   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Astrocyte; Atomic force microscopy; Cytoplasmic swelling; Glutamate; Nuclear swelling

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIA; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; GLUTAMIC ACID; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 80053629739     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22657     Document Type: Article

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