An astrocyte bridge from synapse to blood flow

被引:54
作者
Parri, R [1 ]
Crunelli, V [1 ]
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[1] Cardiff Univ, Sch Biosci, Cardiff CF10 3US, S Glam, Wales
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10.1038/nn0103-5
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Neural activity locally Increases cerebral blood flow to deliver oxygen to working neurons. A new paper shows that astrocytes can detect activity at glutamatergic synapses via calcium changes In astrocytic endfeet and directly couple It to blood flow in vitro and In vivo.
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