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Abbreviations
- AMPA:
-
α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
- ATP:
-
Adenosine 5’-triphosphate
- D-AP5:
-
D-2-Amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid
- GABA:
-
Gamma-aminobutyric acid
- NMDA:
-
N-Methyl-D-aspartate
- NMDAR:
-
NMDA receptor
- PDS:
-
Paroxysmal depolarizing shift
- SIC:
-
Slow inward current
- TTX:
-
Tetrodotoxin
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Carmignoto, G., Zonta, M. (2009). Physiological and Pathological Roles of Astrocyte-mediated Neuronal Synchrony. In: Haydon, P., Parpura, V. (eds) Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79492-1_20
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