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Glial Function in Homeostasis of the Neuronal Microenvironment
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1994
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Synaptic TransmissionNeurotransmitterNeuroglia Buffer ChangesNeurotransmissionCellular PhysiologySocial SciencesNarrow Extracellular CleftsNeurologyNeurochemistryGlial FunctionBrain-immune InteractionNervous SystemNeurophysiologyCellular NeurosciencePhysiologyNeuroscienceMolecular NeurobiologyCentral Nervous SystemMedicine
Neuroglia buffer changes in the concentrations of ions and small molecules in the tortuous network of narrow extracellular clefts that constitutes the functional environment of neurons in the central nervous system. The large area of glial membrane bordering this space exhibits specific membrane transport systems for homeostasis.