Disentangling astroglial physiology with a realistic cell model in silico

oleh: Leonid P. Savtchenko, Lucie Bard, Thomas P. Jensen, James P. Reynolds, Igor Kraev, Nikolay Medvedev, Michael G. Stewart, Christian Henneberger, Dmitri A. Rusakov

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01

Deskripsi

Astrocytes have gained increasing attention for their roles in regulating neural circuits via neurotransmitter uptake, K + buffering, and ability to signal via Ca2 + transients. Here, the authors develop a computational modelling environment for astrocytes, akin to the NEURON environment, called ASTRO.