Astroglial networks: a step further in neuroglial and gliovascular interactions.
Nat Rev Neurosci. 2010-02-01; 11(2): 87-99
DOI: 10.1038/nrn2757
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1. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2010 Feb;11(2):87-99. doi: 10.1038/nrn2757.
Astroglial networks: a step further in neuroglial and gliovascular interactions.
Giaume C(1), Koulakoff A, Roux L, Holcman D, Rouach N.
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(1)INSERM U840, Collège de France, 75005 Paris, France.
Dynamic aspects of interactions between astrocytes, neurons and the vasculature
have recently been in the neuroscience spotlight. It has emerged that not only
neurons but also astrocytes are organized into networks. Whereas neuronal
networks exchange information through electrical and chemical synapses,
astrocytes are interconnected through gap junction channels that are regulated by
extra- and intracellular signals and allow exchange of information. This
intercellular communication between glia has implications for neuroglial and
gliovascular interactions and hence has added another level of complexity to our
understanding of brain function.
DOI: 10.1038/nrn2757
PMID: 20087359 [Indexed for MEDLINE]