Endocannabinoid signaling modulates neurons of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) via astrocytes

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3023-3041

  Kőszeghy, Áron ^a   Kovács, Adrienn ^a   Bíró, Tamás ^a,b   Szücs, Péter ^a   Vincze, János ^a   Hegyi, Zoltán ^a   Antal, Miklós ^a   Pál, Balázs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; CB1 receptor; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; Neuromodulation; Pedunculopontine nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANANDAMIDE; ENDOCANNABINOID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; N (3 FURYLMETHYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; THAPSIGARGIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GLIA CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; CYTOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN STEM; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURONS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84940602256     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0842-5     Document Type: Article

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