Distinct Functional States of Astrocytes During Sleep and Wakefulness: Is Norepinephrine the Master Regulator?

Current Sleep Medicine Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  O’Donnell, John ^a   Ding, Fengfei ^a   Nedergaard, Maiken ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Behavioral state; Calcium; Circadian; Homeostasis; Norepinephrine; Potassium; Sleep; State dependent; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 4; CALCIUM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AROUSAL; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84993966588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21986401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40675-014-0004-6     Document Type: Review

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