Astrocytes and Stroke: Networking for Survival?

Autor: Anderson, Michelle F., Blomstrand, Fredrik, Blomstrand, Christian, Eriksson, P.S., Nilsson, Michael
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Zdroj: Neurochemical Research; Feb2003, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p293, 13p
Abstrakt: Studies the involvement of astrocytes in integrated functions of the central nervous system under the pathological conditions of stroke. Contribution to damage by propagating spreading depression or by sending proapoptotic signals to healthy tissue via gap junction channels; Inhibition of regeneration by participating in formation of the glial scar; Importance of astrocytes in neuronal anti-oxidant defense.
Databáze: Complementary Index