Neuroglial networks: neurons and glia talk to each other.
Recent results show that certain neurons and glia are connected by gap junctions, and that neurons can regulate gap-junctional communication by glia. The findings are inspiring a major reexamination of the role of glia in the regulation of neuronal integration in the central nervous system.
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Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA. pghaydon@iastate.edu
D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D009415:Nerve Net; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*