Astrocytes—The Ultimate Effectors of Long-Range Neuromodulatory Networks?
It was long thought that astrocytes, given their lack of electrical signaling, were not involved in communication with neurons. However, we now know that one astrocyte on average maintains and regulates the extracellular neurotransmitter and potassium levels of more than 140,000 synapses, both excit...
Main Authors: | Anthony G. Pacholko, Caitlin A. Wotton, Lane K. Bekar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2020.581075/full |
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