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Increased astrocytic ATP release results in enhanced excitability of the hippocampus.
Glia - 1 Feb 2013
Lee Hae Ung, Yamazaki Yoshihiko, Tanaka Kenji F, Furuya Kishio, Sokabe Masahiro, Hida Hideki, Takao Keizo, Miyakawa Tsuyoshi, Fujii Satoshi, Ikenaka Kazuhiro
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Astrocytes, a major subtype of glia, interact with neurons as a supportive partner supplying energy sources and growth factors. Astrocytes regulate the activity of neighboring neurons by releasing chemical transmitters (gliotransmitters). However, the precise role of gilotransmitters in regulatin...
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