New Tools for Investigating Astrocyte-to-Neuron Communication

New Tools for Investigating Astrocyte-to-Neuron Communication

Grey matter protoplasmic astrocytes extend very thin processes and establish close contacts with synapses. It has been suggested that the release of neuroactive gliotransmitters at the tripartite synapse contributes to information processing. However, the concept of calcium (Ca2+)-dependent gliotran...

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Main Authors: Dongdong eLi, Cendra eAgulhon, Elke eSchmidt, Martin eOheim, Nicole eRopert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Pharmacogenetics
optogenetics
gliotransmission
GCaMP
Photoactivation
ChR2
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2013.00193/full

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