[Bergmann glia receptors and transporters: possible roles in cerebellum physiology].
BACKGROUND
Bergmann glia is a specialized astrocyte of the vertebrate cerebellar cortex. By its localization and morphology, this glial cell type is tightly related with Purkinje cell, which is the neuron that integrates the different inputs signals in the cerebellum cortex and the unique output of this system.


CONCLUSIONS
This review makes a description of plasma membrane transporters and receptors in Bergmann glia, which interact with the major neurotransmitters in the central nervous system, glutamate and gamma-aminobutiric acid (GABA). Activity of these proteins is analyzed with respect to their possible role in the regulation of Purkinje cell synaptic activity.
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Departamento de Neurociencias, Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, México. aleloju@ifc.unam.mx
D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid