Gliotransmission and the tripartite synapse.

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Summary

By releasing gliotransmitters in millisecond time scale with a specific vesicular apparatus, astrocytes can integrate and process synaptic information and control or modulate synaptic transmission and plasticity.

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review
Published
2012-01-01
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Keywords

Neuroscience, Neurotransmission, Synaptic plasticity, Synapse, Synaptic vesicle

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