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Glial cell regulation of neurotransmission and behavior in Drosophila

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2008

F. Rob Jackson  and
Philip G. Haydon
F. Rob Jackson*
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Tufts Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA, USA
Philip G. Haydon
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Tufts Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston MA, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F. Rob Jackson, Department of Neuroscience, Tufts Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA, USA phone: +1 617 636 6752 fax: +1 617 636 3459 email: rob.jackson@tufts.edu
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Abstract

Mounting evidence demonstrates that glial cells might have important roles in regulating the physiology and behavior of adult animals. We summarize some of this evidence here, with an emphasis on the roles of glia of the differentiated nervous system in controlling neuronal excitability, behavior and plasticity. In the review we highlight studies in Drosophila and discuss results from the analysis of mammalian astrocytes that demonstrate roles for glia in the adult nervous system.

Keywords

GliaDrosophilabehavior
Type
Research Article
Information
Neuron Glia Biology , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 11 - 17
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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