Cell Biology of Astrocyte-Synapse Interactions

Neuron

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 697-708

  Allen, Nicola J ^a   Eroglu, Cagla ^b,c  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocyte; glia; synapse

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; INFANCY; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NERVE NET; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 85033576396     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: 10974199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.09.056     Document Type: Review

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