Journal article
Taurine Release by Astrocytes Modulates Osmosensitive Glycine Receptor Tone and Excitability in the Adult Supraoptic Nucleus
Abstract
Cells can release the free amino acid taurine through volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs), and it has been hypothesized that taurine released from glial cells is capable of inhibiting action potential (AP) firing by activating neuronal glycine receptors (GlyRs) (Hussy et al., 1997). Although an inhibitory GlyR tone is widely observed in the brain, it remains unknown whether this specifically reflects gliotransmission because most neurons …
Authors
Choe KY; Olson JE; Bourque CW
Journal
Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 32, No. 36, pp. 12518–12527
Publisher
Society for Neuroscience
Publication Date
September 5, 2012
DOI
10.1523/jneurosci.1380-12.2012
ISSN
0270-6474