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Potassium Buffering

Potassium Buffering is a physiological mechanism in astrocyte biology whereby astrocytes spatially redistribute excess extracellular potassium ions through specialized gap junction-coupled networks to maintain ionic homeostasis and support glial contributions to synaptic plasticity.

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2017–2026

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Conditional Knock-Out of K<sub>ir</sub>4.1 Leads to Glial Membrane Depolarization, Inhibition of Potassium and Glutamate Uptake, and Enhanced Short-Term Synaptic Potentiation

Biljana Djukic, Kristen B. Casper, Benjamin D. Philpot et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2007 · 617 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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Cortical neurons immunoreactive for the potassium channel Kv3.1b subunit are predominantly surrounded by perineuronal nets presumed as a buffering system for cations

Wolfgang Härtig, Amin Derouiche, K Welt et al. · Brain Research · 1999 · 343 citations

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Astrocyte uncoupling as a cause of human temporal lobe epilepsy

Peter Bedner, Alexander Dupper, Kerstin Hüttmann et al. · Brain · 2015 · 323 citations

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An inwardly rectifying K<sup>+</sup> channel, Kir4.1, expressed in astrocytes surrounds synapses and blood vessels in brain

K. Higashi, Akikazu Fujita, Atsushi Inanobe et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2001 · 306 citations

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Authors

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  1. AR
    Andreas Reichenbach

    Leipzig University, Germany

    8 publications · 981 citations

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  2. YO
    Yukihiro Ohno

    Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan

    7 publications · 340 citations

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  3. YK
    Yoshihisa Kurachi

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    6 publications · 819 citations

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  4. SN
    Serguei N. Skatchkov

    Central University of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico

    5 publications · 404 citations

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  5. CS
    Christian Steinhäuser

    University of Bonn, Germany

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

174

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    4K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Takatsuki, Japan

    6 h-index

    34 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    646 citations

  8. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    6K citations

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  1. Glia

    18 publications · 1.8K citations

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  2. Brain Research

    8 publications · 961 citations

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  3. Journal of Neuroscience

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 5 publications · 698 citations

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  5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

    4 publications · 178 citations

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