Pathological role for exocytotic glutamate release from astrocytes in hepatic encephalopathy

Current Neuropharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 324-333

  Montana, Vedrana ^a,b   Verkhratsky, Alexei ^c,d,e   Parpura, Vladimir ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Rijeka   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^e LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Exocytosis; Glutamate release; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 84911480727     PISSN: 1570159X     EISSN: 18756190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570159X12666140903094700     Document Type: Article

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