Synapses: Glia help synapses form and function

被引：9

作者：

Smith, SJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Beckman Ctr, Dept Cellular & Mol Physiol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1998年 / 8卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70099-5

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：

A sophisticated new cell culture system has shown that glial cells can promote synaptogenesis and enhance the efficacy of synaptic transmission. These effects are not secondary to increased neuronal survival but probably involve changes in neuronal activity levels and a secreted glial factor.

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页码：R158 / +

页数：4

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