A Role for Astrocytes in Sensing the Brain Microenvironment and Neuro-Metabolic Integration

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2386-2393

  Teschemacher, A G ^a   Gourine, A V ^b   Kasparov, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Chemosensitivity; G protein coupled receptors; Lactate; Signalling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; GLIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 84949313567     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-015-1562-9     Document Type: Article

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