Electrophysiological behavior of neonatal astrocytes in hippocampal stratum radiatum

Molecular Brain

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zhong, Shiying ^a,b   Du, Yixing ^b   Kiyoshi, Conrad M ^b   Ma, Baofeng ^b   Alford, Catherine C ^b   Wang, Qi ^b   Yang, Yongjie ^c   Liu, Xueyuan ^a   Zhou, Min ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Gap junctions; Hippocampus; K+ conductance; K+ homeostasis

Indexed keywords

DELAYED RECTIFIER POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL; BARIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT; STRATUM RADIATUM; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BARIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GAP JUNCTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNEL GATING; KINETICS; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING;

EID: 84977669113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17566606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13041-016-0213-7     Document Type: Article

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