title: Mitochondrial Calcium Sparkles Light Up Astrocytes.
abstract: Discrete calcium signals in the fine processes of astrocytes are a recent discovery and a new mystery. In a recent issue of Neuron, Agarwal et al. (2017) report that calcium efflux from mitochondria during brief openings of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) contribute to calcium microdomains.
authors.affiliation: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada. Electronic address: bmacvicar@brain.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: MacVicar
authors.affiliation: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z3, Canada.
authors.forename: Rebecca W Y
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D001253:Astrocytes; D002118:Calcium; D008928:Mitochondria; D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D033681:Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins; D002118:Calcium