Determinants of functional coupling between astrocytes and respiratory neurons in the pre-bötzinger complex

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Schnell, Christian ^a,b   Fresemann, Jens ^a,b   Hülsmann, Swen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; BARIUM; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL COUPLING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WHOLE CELL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

MUS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BARIUM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 80054784376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026309     Document Type: Article

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