Tripartite synapses: glia, the unacknowledged partner
@article{Araque1999TripartiteSG,
title={Tripartite synapses: glia, the unacknowledged partner},
author={Alfonso Araque and Vladimir Parpura and Rita P. Sanzgiri and Philip G Haydon},
journal={Trends in Neurosciences},
year={1999},
volume={22},
pages={208-215}
}
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