Cover Picture: Modulators of the Kynuren
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Roberto Pellicciari; Rosa C. Rizzo; Gabriele Costantino; Maura Marinozzi; Laura
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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**The cover picture shows** one branch of the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism, which is mainly localized in astrocytes. One key metabolite, kynurenic acid (KYNA), is transported in the extracellular space, where it modulates synaptically localized α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and