Astroglial Connexin43 Hemichannels Tune Basal Excitatory Synaptic Transmission
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Astroglial connexin43 hemichannels tune basal excitatory synaptic transmission.
Fast exchange of extracellular signals between neurons and astrocytes is crucial for synaptic function. Over the last few decades, different pathways of astroglial release of neuroactive substances have been proposed to modulate neurotransmission. However, their involvement in physiological conditions is highly debated. Connexins, the gap junction forming proteins, are highly expressed in astro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0015-14.2014