Differentiation of astrocytes in the cerebellar cortex and the pyramidal tracts of the newborn rat. An immunofluorescence study with antibodies to a protein specific to astrocytes

Cultures of rat astrocytes challenged wi

Cultures of rat astrocytes challenged with a steady supply of glutamate: New model to study flux distribution in the glutamate–glutamine cycle

✍ Luís L. Fonseca; Miguel A.R. Monteiro; Paula M. Alves; Manuel J.T. Carrondo; Hel 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 390 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Glutamate metabolism in astrocytes was studied using an experimental setup that simulates the role of neurons (glutamate producers and glutamine consumers) by the addition of glutaminase to the culture medium. Thereby, a steady supply of glutamate was imposed at the expense of glutamine