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Astrocyte Coupling

Astrocyte Coupling is a biological phenomenon in which adjacent astrocytes establish direct cytoplasmic connections via gap junctions, enabling the intercellular exchange of ions, metabolites, and signaling molecules that coordinate glial network activity during reactive gliosis.

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1.1K

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421

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2017–2026

62

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Astrocytic Coupling

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Publications

304

Carcinoma–astrocyte gap junctions promote brain metastasis by cGAMP transfer

Qing Chen, Adrienne Boire, Manuel Valiente et al. · Nature · 2016 · 943 citations · Full text

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Functional Hemichannels in Astrocytes: A Novel Mechanism of Glutamate Release

Zu‐Cheng Ye, Megan S. Wyeth, Selva Baltan-Tekkok et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2003 · 697 citations · Full text

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The Impact of Astrocytic Gap Junctional Coupling on Potassium Buffering in the Hippocampus

Anke Wallraff, Rüdiger Köhling, Uwe Heinemann et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2006 · 574 citations · Full text

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Metabolic inhibition induces opening of unapposed connexin 43 gap junction hemichannels and reduces gap junctional communication in cortical astrocytes in culture

Jorge E. Contreras, Helmut A. Sánchez, Eliseo A. Eugenín et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 543 citations · Full text

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P2X<sub>7</sub>Receptors Mediate ATP Release and Amplification of Astrocytic Intercellular Ca<sup>2+</sup>Signaling

Sylvia O. Suadicani, Celia F. Brosnan, Eliana Scemes · Journal of Neuroscience · 2006 · 509 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.1K

  1. CS
    Christian Steinhäuser

    University of Bonn, Germany

    15 publications · 1.8K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. JN
    J.I. Nagy

    University of Manitoba, Canada

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

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  3. KW
    Klaus Willecke

    University of Bonn, Germany

    10 publications · 2.1K citations

    10

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  4. CG
    Christian Giaume

    Collège de France, France

    10 publications · 887 citations

    10

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  5. NR
    Nathalie Rouach

    Inserm, France

    9 publications · 849 citations

    9

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Institutions

421

  1. Collège de France

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    88 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. Inserm

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    84 publications

    10.7K citations

  3. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    21 h-index

    105 publications

    11.9K citations

  4. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    19 h-index

    59 publications

    13.1K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    4.7K citations

  6. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    2.9K citations

  7. Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Biologie

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Glia

    51 publications · 4.6K citations

    40

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    20 publications · 5.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Neuroscience Research

    JNR · 11 publications · 411 citations

    11

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  4. European Journal of Neuroscience

    EJN · 11 publications · 828 citations

    11

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  5. PLoS ONE

    7 publications · 564 citations

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