Activation of glutamate transport evokes rapid glutamine release from perisynaptic astrocytes

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2317-2331

  Uwechue, Nneka M ^a   Marx, Mari Carmen ^a   Chevy, Quentin ^b   Billups, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; FLUOROACETIC ACID; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GLIA CELL; MEDIAL NUCLEUS OF THE TRAPEZOID BODY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN STEM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84861009588     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.226605     Document Type: Article

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