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| Title |
Astrocytes convert network excitation to tonic inhibition of neurons
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-10-26 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
László Héja, Gabriella Nyitrai, Orsolya Kékesi, Árpád Dobolyi, Pál Szabó, Richárd Fiáth, István Ulbert, Borbála Pál-Szenthe, Miklós Palkovits, Julianna Kardos |
| Abstract |
Glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporters play important roles in balancing excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain. Increasing evidence suggest that they may act concertedly to regulate extracellular levels of the neurotransmitters. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 25% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 13% |
| Mexico | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Hungary | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 175 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 25% |
| Researcher | 43 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 12% |
| Professor | 15 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 65 | 34% |
| Neuroscience | 45 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 9% |
| Psychology | 8 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 9% |
| Unknown | 34 | 18% |