Dynamic signaling between astrocytes and neurons.

@article{Araque2001DynamicSB,
  title={Dynamic signaling between astrocytes and neurons.},
  author={Alfonso Araque and Giorgio Carmignoto and Philip G Haydon},
  journal={Annual review of physiology},
  year={2001},
  volume={63},
  pages={
          795-813
        }
}
Astrocytes, a sub-type of glia in the central nervous system, are dynamic signaling elements that integrate neuronal inputs, exhibit calcium excitability, and can modulate neighboring neurons. Neuronal activity can lead to neurotransmitter-evoked activation of astrocytic receptors, which mobilizes their internal calcium. Elevations in astrocytic calcium in turn trigger the release of chemical transmitters from astrocytes, which can cause sustained modulatory actions on neighboring neurons… 
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