Another BOLD role for astrocytes: Coupling blood flow to neural activity

David J. Rossi

doi:10.1038/nn0206-159

Another BOLD role for astrocytes: Coupling blood flow to neural activity

David J. Rossi

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Abstract

Increased local blood flow in response to neural activity is critical for brain function and the basis for functional imaging. Takano et al. now show that in vivo, astrocytes are central in translating neural activity into vasodilation via a mechanism involving COX1 metabolites.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	159-161
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0206-159
State	Published - Feb 2006

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