Presynaptically silent synapses are modulated by the density of surrounding astrocytes
Kohei Oyabu, Kotomi Takeda, Hiroyuki Kawano, Kaori Kubota, Takuya Watanabe, Nobutoshi C. Harata, Shutaro Katsurabayashi, Katsunori Iwasaki
This study shows that higher astrocyte density increases excitatory synaptic transmission by increasing functional synapses and reducing presynaptically silent synapses.
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences · Jul 24, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience