Artifact versus reality-How astrocytes contribute to synaptic events

GLIA

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1013-1023

  Nedergaard, Maiken ^a   Verkhratsky, Alexei ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrolgial cradle; Brain homeostasis; Ca2+ signalling; Glutamate; Metabolicsupport; Na+ signalling; Tripartite synapse

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CALCIUM; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; GLIA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MACROGLIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84860682848     PISSN: 08941491     EISSN: 10981136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/glia.22288     Document Type: Article

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