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Astrocytes mediate the effect of oxytocin in the central amygdala on neuronal activity and affective states in rodents.
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Pierrick Poisbeau, University of Strasbourg
Fascinating to discover that
It's fascinating to discover that only few astrocytes in the amygdala are oxytocin-responsive. Are there other examples in CNS structures of clearly-identified astrocyte subpopulations? Although GAP junctions are present, signal propagation is limited in this example. Are neuropeptides the perfect neuroglial transmitter?