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Abbreviations

AMPA:

IJ-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid

ARs:

Adrenergic receptors

ATP:

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate

cAMP:

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

ChR:

Acetylcholine receptor

CNS:

Central nervous system

D-AP-5:

d-2-amino-phosphonopentanoic acid

ER:

Endoplasmic reticulum

GABA:

γ-aminobutyric acid

GluR:

Glutamate receptor

IP3 :

1,4,5-inositol-trisphosphate

KA:

Kainate

mChR:

Muscarinic ChR

mGluR:

Metabotropic glutamate receptors

nChR:

Nicotinic ChR

NMDA:

N-methyl-d-aspartate

PLC:

Phospholipase C

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      Verkhratsky, A. (2009). Neurotransmitter Receptors in 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_3

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