Neurobiology - Signals that make waves

被引:9
作者
Reichardt, LF
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Physiol, Neurosci Program, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Howard Hughes Med Inst, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
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10.1038/426025a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Neurons in the brain release proteins called neurotrophins, which bind to glial cells and unleash a wave of calcium ions inside them. This could be the missing link in a communication circuit between glia and neurons.
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