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Calcium triggers exocytosis from two types of organelles in a single astrocyte.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 20 Jul 2011
Liu Tao, Sun Lei, Xiong Yingfei, Shang Shujiang, Guo Ning, Teng Sasa, Wang Yeshi, Liu Bin, Wang Changhe, Wang Li, Zheng Lianghong, Zhang Claire Xi, Han Weiping, Zhou Zhuan
Abstract excerpt
Astrocytes release a variety of signaling molecules including glutamate, D-serine, and ATP in a regulated manner. Although the functions of these molecules, from regulating synaptic transmission to controlling specific behavior, are well documented, the identity of their cellular compartment(s) is still unclear. Here we set out to study vesicular exocytosis and glutamate release in mouse hippocampal astrocytes....
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