Nonlinear gap junctions enable long-distance propagation of pulsating calcium waves in astrocyte networks.
A new paradigm has recently emerged in brain science whereby communications between glial cells and neuron-glia interactions should be considered together with neurons and their networks to understand higher brain functions. In particular, astrocytes, the main type of glial cells in the cortex, have...
Main Authors: | Mati Goldberg, Maurizio De Pittà, Vladislav Volman, Hugues Berry, Eshel Ben-Jacob |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2928752?pdf=render |
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