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Abbreviations

AA:

Arachidonic acid

ATP:

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate

CBF:

Cerebral blood flow

COX:

Cyclooxygenase

CSD:

Cortical spreading depression

CYP450:

Cytochrome P450

EET:

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid

fMRI:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

GABA:

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

GFAP:

Glial fibrillary acidic protein

20-HETE:

20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid

IOS:

Intrinsic optical signal

IP3 :

1,4,5-Inositol-trisphosphate

KO:

Knockout

L-NAME:

N(G)-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester

mGluR:

Metabotropic glutamate receptor

NADH:

Reduced β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NE:

Norepinephrine

NO:

Nitric oxide

NOS:

NO synthase

PGE2 :

Prostaglandin E2

PLA2 :

Phospholipase A2

SMCs:

Smooth muscle cells

t-ACPD:

(1S, 3R)-1-Aminocyclopentane-1, 3-dicarboxylic acid

VGCCs:

Voltage-gated calcium channels

VRACs:

Volume-regulated anion channels

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    Gordon, G., Mulligan, S., MacVicar, B. (2009). Astrocyte control of blood flow. In: Haydon, P., Parpura, V. (eds) Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79492-1_18

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