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Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cells in the brain, are considered to have physiological and pathological roles in neuronal activities. Goldman et al. 3 and we11 independently reported that the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is present in cultured astrocytes. The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger plays an important role in regulation of [Ca2+]i, the antiporter being bi-directional: the forward mode causes Ca2+ efflux, and the reverse mode causes Ca2+ influx.
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Matsuda, T., Takuma, K., Kishida, Y., Azuma, J., Baba, A. (1996). Protective Effect of Taurine against Reperfusion Injury in Cultured Rat Astrocytes. In: Huxtable, R.J., Azuma, J., Kuriyama, K., Nakagawa, M., Baba, A. (eds) Taurine 2. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 403. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0182-8_53
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