Contribution of glial inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels to potassium buffering in insect neural systems

Summary: There is a paucity of information pertaining to the fundamental roles of glia in insect central nervous system (CNS) function and in the maintenance of ionic gradients. Inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channels are known to drive K+ buffering in mammals, but cellular expression patterns and...

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Published in:iScience
Main Authors: Rui Chen, Zhilin Li, Alyssa Johnson, Daniel R. Swale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225015779