Astrocytes put down the broom and pick up the baton

被引:6
作者
Diamond, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.006
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this issue of Cell, Panatier et al. (2006) show that D-serine released by astrocytes, a type of glial cell in the brain, promotes NMDA receptor activity at synapses in the hypothalamus. These results confirm that glial cells participate in synaptic signaling and show that they can dictate the tenor of synaptic plasticity.
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