Astrocytes: powering memory
- PMID: 21376229
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.027
Astrocytes: powering memory
Abstract
Creating long-term memory requires a cellular program in neurons involving gene expression, protein synthesis, and formation of new synaptic connections. Suzuki et al. (2011) show that astrocytes, glial cells of the brain, play a necessary role in this program by converting glycogen to lactate and transporting it to neurons.
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Astrocyte-neuron lactate transport is required for long-term memory formation.Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):810-23. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.018. Cell. 2011. PMID: 21376239 Free PMC article.
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