Does Global Astrocytic Calcium Signaling Participate in Awake Brain State Transitions and Neuronal Circuit Function?

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1810-1822

  Kjaerby, Celia ^a   Rasmussen, Rune ^a,c   Andersen, Mie ^a   Nedergaard, Maiken ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Brain state; Calcium; Neuronal circuit; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ACTIVATION; CORTICAL EXCITABILITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WAKEFULNESS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CALCIUM SIGNALING; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 85013103875     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-017-2195-y     Document Type: Article

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