Exciting glial oscillations

Authors
Rose, CR Konnerth, A
Citation
Cr. Rose et A. Konnerth, Exciting glial oscillations, NAT NEUROSC, 4(8), 2001, pp. 773-774
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN journal
10976256 → ACNP
Volume
4
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
773 - 774
Database
ISI
SICI code
1097-6256(200108)4:8<773:EGO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Glial cells have been thought simply to respond to neural activity. A new r eport shows that slow glial calcium oscillations occur spontaneously and ca n cause excitation In nearby neurons.