Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System
Due to their lack of electrical excitability, astrocytes, a subtype of glial cell, have long been neglected as active participants in intercellular communication within the central nervous system. Astrocytes, however, possess a diverse assortment of ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, and tran...
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Boston, MA :
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2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Hepatic encephalopathy: A primary astrocytopathy
- Neural stem cells disguised as astrocytes
- Neurotransmitter receptors in astrocytes
- Specialized neurotransmitter transporters in astrocytes
- Connexin expression (gap junctions and hemichannels) in astrocytes
- Regulation of potassium by glial cells in the central nervous system
- Energy and amino acid neurotransmitter metabolism in astrocytes
- Calcium ion signaling in astrocytes
- Astrocytes in control of biophysical properties of the extracellular space
- Structural association of astrocytes with neurons and vasculature: Defining territorial boundaries
- Synaptic information processing by astrocytes
- Mechanisms of transmitter release from astrocytes
- Release of trophic factors and immune molecules from astrocytes
- Molecular approaches for studying astrocytes
- The tripartite synapse.
- Glia-derived D-serine and synaptic plasticity
- Purinergic signaling in astrocyte function and interactions with neurons.-Astrocyte control of blood flow
- A role for glial cells of the neuroendocrine brain in the central control of female sexual development
- Physiological and pathological roles of astrocytemediated neuronal synchrony
- Role of ion channels and amino-acid transporters in the biology of astrocytic tumors
- Connexins and pannexins: Two gap junction families mediating glioma growth control
- The impact of astrocyte mitochondrial metabolism on neuroprotection during aging
- Alexander disease: A genetic disorder of astrocytes
- Role of astrocytes in epilepsy
- Hepatic encephalopathy: A primary astrocytopathy.