Glial cells in the brain are capable of responding to hormonal signals. The ovarian steroid hormone 17beta-estradiol, in addition to its actions on neurons, can directly affect glial cells. Estrogen receptors have been described on both neurons and astrocytes, suggesting a complex interplay between
Neurone-to-astrocyte communication by endogenous ATP in mixed culture of rat hippocampal neurones and astrocytes
✍ Scribed by Schuichi Koizumi; Kayoko Fujishita; Makoto Tsuda; Kazuhide Inoue
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 226 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0272-4391
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