Sodium–Calcium Exchanger Can Account for Regenerative Ca2+ Entry in Thin Astrocyte Processes

Calcium transients in thin astrocytic processes can be important in synaptic plasticity, but their mechanism is not completely understood. Clearance of synaptic glutamate leads to increase in astrocytic sodium. This can electrochemically favor the reverse mode of the Na/Ca-exchanger (NCX) and allow...

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Main Authors: Alexey R. Brazhe, Andrey Y. Verisokin, Darya V. Verveyko, Dmitry E. Postnov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
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NCX
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncel.2018.00250/full