2000
Ion channel expression by astrocytes in situ: Comparison of different CNS regions
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Ion channel expression by astrocytes in situ: Comparison of different CNS regions. Glia 2000, 30: 27-38. PMID: 10696142, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(200003)30:1<27::aid-glia4>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBergmann glial cellsIon channel complementGlial cellsIon channel expressionDifferent CNS regionsCNS regionsChannel expressionPercentage of astrocytesTransient A-typeCerebellar Bergmann glial cellsChannel complementPatch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated currentsPostnatal day 17Whole-cell currentsIon channelsVoltage-gated ion channelsBrain slicesRat astrocytesAstrocytesDay 17Low input resistanceInput resistanceCNSInitial recording
1997
Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ
Bordey A, Sontheimer H. Postnatal Development of Ionic Currents in Rat Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 78: 461-477. PMID: 9242294, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal astrocytesPostnatal developmentCurrent sensitiveGlial cellsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsVoltage-activated sodium currentsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRat hippocampal slicesRat hippocampal astrocytesFibrillary acidic proteinPatch-clamp recordingsOutward potassium currentEarly postnatal developmentIon channel expressionPercentage of cellsSteady-state activationStrong inward rectificationStratum radiatumHippocampal slicesCA1 regionDevelopmental changesPotassium currentChannel expressionEmbryonic rats