The identification of the presence of active signaling between astrocytes and neurons in a
process termed gliotransmission has caused a paradigm shift in our thinking about brain …

The regulation and modulation of gene expression has been a central focus of modern
biomedical research ever since the first molecular elucidation of DNA. The cellular mechanisms …

… Also, Ca2+ is increased in hippocampal robitaille@umontreal.ca (RR) … Robitaille, 2003).
Since PSCs are not physically coupled light-evoked NMDA currents, suggesting that this glial- …

Basal synaptic transmission involves the release of neurotransmitters at individual synapses
in response to a single action potential. Recent discoveries show that astrocytes modulate …

… cells under transmitted light (Robitaille and Charlton, 1992) and by locating fluorescently …
of lysine residues with biotin as was w-CgTx (Robitaille et al., 19901, since this procedure …

Tetanus-induced heterosynaptic depression in the hippocampus is a key cellular mechanism
in neural networks implicated in learning and memory. A growing body of evidence …

The localization of Caz+ channels relative to the position of transmitter release sites was
investigated at the frog neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Ca2+ channels were labeled with …

… However, it must be remembered that the FLUO-3 experiments were performed in normal
Ca*+ saline, where Ca2+ buffers have little effect (R. Robitaille and MP Charlton, unpublished …

The ability of perisynaptic glial cells to modulate transmitter release and synaptic depression
was studied at the frog neuromuscular junction (nmj). Injection of GTPγS in perisynaptic …

Skeletal muscle aging is associated with a progressive decline in muscle mass and strength,
a process termed sarcopenia. Evidence suggests that accumulation of mitochondrial …