## Abstract Astrocytes express voltageโgated calcium channels (VGCCs) that are upregulated in the context of the reactive astrogliosis occurring in several CNS pathologies. Moreover, the ability of selective calcium channel blockers to inhibit reactive astrogliosis has been revealed in a variety of
Single voltage-dependent K+-channels in cultured astrocytes
โ Scribed by Sonnhof, U.; Schachner, M.
- Book ID
- 123437432
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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