Amount of glutamate released per ATP stimulation of astrocytes

Range ~2.5 fmol
Organism Rat Rattus norvegicus
Reference Hamilton NB, Attwell D. Do astrocytes really exocytose neurotransmitters? Nat Rev Neurosci. 2010 Apr11(4):227-38. doi: 10.1038/nrn2803 p.234 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID20300101
Primary Source Takano et al., Receptor-mediated glutamate release from volume sensitive channels in astrocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Nov 8 102(45):16466-71PubMed ID16254051
Comments "ATP stimulation of astrocytes (through P2Y receptors) released ~2.5 fmol of glutamate per astrocyte (primary source), or 1.5?10^9 molecules."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109190