ASTROCYTIC CONTROL OF BIOSYNTHESIS AND TURNOVER OF THE NEUROTRANSMITTERS GLUTAMATE AND GABA

Glutamate and GABA are the quantitatively major neurotransmitters in the brain mediating excitatory and inhibitory signaling, respectively. These amino acids are metabolically interrelated and at the same time they are tightly coupled to the intermediary metabolism including energy homeostasis. Astr...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors:	Arne eSchousboe, Lasse Kristoffer Bak, Helle Sønderby Waagepetersen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Subjects:	Homeostasis GABA Glutamate astrocyte Energy neurotransmitter
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2013.00102/full