Dual Regulation of Calcium Oscillation in Astrocytes by Growth Factors and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines
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...................................................................................................... 12 ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................................. 18 GENERAL INTRODUCTION............................................................................. 20 CLASSICAL VIEW OF ASTROCYTES IN BRAIN FUNCTION ......................................... 20 NOVEL FUNCTIONS OF ASTROCYTES REVEALED BY CALCIUM IMAGING ................... 21 PROBLEMS IN PREVIOUS CALCIUM IMAGING STUDIES USING CULTURED ASTROCYTES23 PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY ...................................................................... 24 FIGURE............................................................................................................ 26 MATERIALS ..................................................................................................... 28 CULTURED ASTROCYTES .................................................................................... 28 ORGANOTYPIC CULTURE OF HIPPOCAMPUS ......................................................... 29 PC12H CELLS ................................................................................................... 29 ANTIBODIES ..................................................................................................... 30
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