Perisynaptic astroglial processes: dynamic processors of neuronal information

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 221, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 2427-2442

  Ghézali, Grégory ^a,b   Dallérac, Glenn ^a   Rouach, Nathalie ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Neuroglial interactions; Neurons; Neurotransmission; Processes; Synapses

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 3;

ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPSE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERISYNAPTIC ASTROCYTIC PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84930257505     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1070-3     Document Type: Review

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