Diversity of astrocyte potassium channels: An update
G Seifert, C Henneberger, C Steinhäuser - Brain Research Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
Astrocyte K+ channels and the K+ currents they mediate dwarf all other transmembrane
conductances in these cells. This defining feature of astrocytes and its functional
implications have been investigated intensely over the past decades. Nonetheless, many
aspects of astrocyte K+ handling and signaling remain incompletely understood. In this
review, we provide an update on the diversity of K+ channels expressed by astrocytes and
new functional implications. We focus on inwardly-rectifying K+ channels (particularly Kir4 …
conductances in these cells. This defining feature of astrocytes and its functional
implications have been investigated intensely over the past decades. Nonetheless, many
aspects of astrocyte K+ handling and signaling remain incompletely understood. In this
review, we provide an update on the diversity of K+ channels expressed by astrocytes and
new functional implications. We focus on inwardly-rectifying K+ channels (particularly Kir4 …
