Activation of α7-containing nicotinic receptors on astrocytes triggers AMPA receptor recruitment to glutamatergic synapses.

Wang, Xulong

Activation of α7-containing nicotinic receptors on astrocytes triggers AMPA receptor recruitment to glutamatergic synapses. [electronic resource] - Journal of neurochemistry Dec 2013 - 632-43 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1471-4159

10.1111/jnc.12436 doi


Animals
Astrocytes--cytology
Cells, Cultured
Cerebral Cortex--cytology
Female
Glutamic Acid--metabolism
Hippocampus--cytology
Male
Organ Culture Techniques
Pregnancy
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Receptors, AMPA--metabolism
Signal Transduction--physiology
Synapses--metabolism
Synaptic Transmission--physiology
alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor--metabolism