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Abbreviations

ATP:

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate

BAC:

Bacteria artificial chromosome

cKO:

Conditional gene knockout

Cx43:

Connexin 43

eGFP:

Enhanced green fluorescent protein

ERT2 :

Mutated estrogen receptor

GDNF:

Glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor

GFAP:

Glial fibrillary acidic protein

Gjc:

Gap junction communication

GLAST:

l-glutamate/l-aspartate transporter

GLT-1:

Glial l-glutamate transporter

GPCR:

G-protein coupled receptor

hGFAP:

Human GFAP

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

mEPSC:

Miniature excitatory postsynaptic current

NF-κB:

Nuclear factor kappa B

NMDA:

N-methyl-d-aspartate

PAC:

P1-bacteriophage artificial chromosome

RASSL:

Receptor activated solely by synthetic ligand

SNARE:

The soluble N-ethyl maleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor

Tet:

Tetracycline

tetO:

tet operon

tTA:

tet transactivator

YAC:

Yeast artificial chromosome

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    Fiacco, T. et al. (2009). Molecular approaches for studying astrocytes. 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_14

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