Glutamate uptake and metabolism was studied in cerebral cortical astrocytes. The expression of the astrocytic glutamate transporter GLAST was found to be stimulated by extracellular glutamate through activation of kainate receptors on the astrocytes. Energy metabolism and ammonia homeostasis are two
Kyotorphin transport and metabolism in rat and mouse neonatal astrocytes
β Scribed by Jianming Xiang; Huidi Jiang; Yongjun Hu; David E. Smith; Richard F. Keep
- Book ID
- 113505063
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 985 KB
- Volume
- 1347
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8993
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