title: Synaptic transmission with the glia.
abstract: For decades, scientists thought that all of the missing secrets of brain function resided in neurons. However, a wave of new findings indicates that glial cells, formerly considered mere supporters and subordinate to neurons, participate actively in synaptic integration and processing of information in the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9-20133, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vesce
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bezzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volterra
mesh_terms: D020013:Calcium Signaling; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents