ASPARTATE, GLUTAMATE AND GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID DEPOLARIZE CULTURED ASTROCYTES
ASPARTATE, GLUTAMATE AND GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID DEPOLARIZE CULTURED ASTROCYTES
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DOI:
10.1016/0304-3940(84)90345-8
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
SCHACHNER, M
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作者:
KETTENMANN, H;BACKUS, KH;SCHACHNER, M
Cultures of differentiated, glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytes from early postnatal rat cerebral hemispheres respond with depolarization of 2-36 mV to glutamate, GABA and aspartate but not to glycine or taurine. While GABA resulted in a transient depolarization, the effect of glutamate and aspartate persisted during the application. Since neurons were not present in these cultures a contribution of transmitter-mediated K+ release from adjacent neurons could be excluded. The depolarization triggered by these neurotransmitters is therefore an intrinsic reaction of astrocytes.