Selective stimulation of astrocyte calcium in situ does not affect neuronal excitatory synaptic activity.

Fiacco, Todd A; Agulhon, Cendra; Taves, Sarah R; Petravicz, Jeremy; Casper, Kristen B; Dong, Xinzhong; Chen, Ju; McCarthy, Ken D

Fiacco, Todd A; Agulhon, Cendra; Taves, Sarah R; Petravicz, Jeremy; Casper, Kristen B; Dong, Xinzhong; Chen, Ju; McCarthy, Ken D.

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Fiacco TA; Department of Pharmacology, 1004 Mary Ellen Jones Building CB# 7365, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7365, USA.

Neuron ; 54(4): 611-26, 2007 May 24.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17521573

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Astrocytes/metabolism; Calcium/metabolism; Pyramidal Cells/physiology; Synapses/physiology; Synaptic Transmission/physiology; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Cell Communication/physiology; Drug Interactions; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials/physiology; GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11/genetics; Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics; Hippocampus/cytology; In Vitro Techniques; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mice, Transgenic; Neurotransmitter Agents/pharmacology; Oligopeptides/pharmacology; Patch-Clamp Techniques/methods; Phosphopyruvate Hydratase/metabolism; Presynaptic Terminals/drug effects; Presynaptic Terminals/physiology; Pyramidal Cells/cytology; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics; Synaptic Transmission/drug effects

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Synapses / Astrocytes / Calcium / Pyramidal Cells / Synaptic Transmission Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Neuron Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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