GABA release by hippocampal astrocytes

Astrocytes can directly influence neuronal activity through the release of various transmitters acting on membrane receptors expressed by neurons. However, in contrast to glutamate and ATP for instance, the release of GABA by astrocytes is still poorly documented. Here, we used whole-cell recordings...

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Main Authors: Karim eLe Meur, Juan eMendizabal-Zubiaga, Pedro eGrandes, Etienne eAudinat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncom.2012.00059/full