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Extracellular electron transfer via microbial nanowires by Lovley, Derek R, Reguera, Gemma, McCarthy, Kevin D, Mehta, Teena, Nicoll, Julie S, Tuominen, Mark T

“…Microbes that can transfer electrons to extracellular electron acceptors, such as Fe(iii) oxides, are important in organic matter degradation and nutrient…”
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Intracellular Astrocyte Calcium Waves In Situ Increase the Frequency of Spontaneous AMPA Receptor Currents in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons by Fiacco, Todd A, McCarthy, Ken D

“…Spontaneous neurotransmitter release and activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) each play a role in the plasticity of neuronal…”
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Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ Exhibit Calcium Oscillations That Occur Independent of Neuronal Activity by Nett, Wolfgang J, Oloff, Scott H, McCarthy, Ken D

“…Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7365 Nett, Wolfgang J., Scott H. Oloff, and Ken…”
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Hippocampal Astrocytes In Situ Respond to Glutamate Released from Synaptic Terminals by Porter, James T, McCarthy, Ken D

“…A long-standing question in neurobiology is whether astrocytes respond to the neuronal release of neurotransmitters in vivo. To address this question, acutely…”
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Interferon-gamma induced medulloblastoma in the developing cerebellum by Lin, Wensheng, Kemper, April, McCarthy, Ken D, Pytel, Peter, Wang, Jian-Ping, Campbell, Iain L, Utset, Manuel F, Popko, Brian

“…We have generated a mouse model system with a high incidence of medulloblastoma, a malignant neoplasm believed to arise from immature precursors of cerebellar…”
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GFAP-positive progenitor cells produce neurons and oligodendrocytes throughout the CNS by Casper, Kristen B., McCarthy, Ken D.

“…Once thought to merely act as scaffolds in neuronal migration, recent evidence suggests that radial glia may serve as progenitors for the majority of neurons…”
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ASTROCYTIC NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTORS IN SITU AND IN VIVO by PORTER, JAMES T, MCCARTHY, KEN D

“…In the brain, astrocytes are associated intimately with neurons and surround synapses. Due to their close proximity to synaptic clefts, astrocytes are in a…”
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Control of gap-junctional communication in astrocytic networks by Giaume, Christian, McCarthy, Ken D.

“…Astrocytes, which constitute the most abundant cell type in mammalian brain, are extensively coupled to one another through gap junctions composed mainly of…”
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Hippocampal Astrocytes Exhibit Ca2+ ‐Elevating Muscarinic Cholinergic and Histaminergic Receptors In Situ by Shelton, Marilee K., McCarthy, Ken D.

“…: Recent findings suggest that astrocytes respond to neuronally released neurotransmitters with Ca2+ elevations. These Ca2+ elevations may trigger astrocytes…”
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Mature hippocampal astrocytes exhibit functional metabotropic and ionotropic glutamate receptors in situ by Shelton, Marilee K., McCarthy, Ken D.

“…Astrocytes closely contact neurons where they respond to neuronally released glutamate in immature brain slices. In previous studies, neither metabotropic nor…”
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Plasticity of astrocytes by Shao, Y, McCarthy, K D

“…It is becoming apparent that astrocytes carry out a large number of different functions in brain and are able to modify their characteristics throughout life,…”
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Astroglial gap junction communication is increased by treatment with either glutamate or high K+ concentration by Enkvist, M O, McCarthy, K D

“…Astroglia are extensively coupled by gap junctions and form a functional syncytium. Astroglial gap junctions are thought to be involved in the spatial…”
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Retroviral Inhibition of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Inhibits Myelination But Not Schwann Cell Mitosis Stimulated by Interaction with Neurons by Howe, Douglas G, McCarthy, Ken D

“…Schwann cells are the myelinating glia of the peripheral nervous system. Neuron-Schwann cell contact profoundly affects several aspects of Schwann cell…”
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Outbreak of Tuberculosis Among Homeless Persons Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by McElroy, Peter D., Karen L., Southwick, Fortenberry, Ellen R., Levine, Elizabeth C., Diem, Lois A., Woodley, Charles L., Williams, Paula M., McCarthy, Kimberly D., Ridzon, Renée, Leone, Peter A.

“…We investigated a cluster of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in North Carolina and determined the extent of transmission of 1 strain of Mycobacterium…”
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Activation of protein kinase C blocks astroglial gap junction communication and inhibits the spread of calcium waves by Enkvist, M O, McCarthy, K D

“…The following two processes related to astrocytes are thought to depend on intercellular coupling through gap junctions: the spatial buffering of K+o and the…”
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Oligodendroglial lineage cells express neuroligand receptors by Kastritsis, C H, McCarthy, K D

“…This study was designed to determine whether cells of the oligodendroglial lineage express neuroligand receptors linked to Ca2+ mobilization. Intracellular…”
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Pharmacologically-distinct subsets of astroglia can be identified by their calcium response to neuroligands by McCarthy, K D, Salm, A K

“…Type 1 astroglia have been reported to exhibit in excess of 20 different neuroligand receptors in vitro. The aim of this study was to determine if astroglia,…”
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Receptor-mediated calcium signals in astroglia: multiple receptors, common stores and all-or-nothing responses by Shao, Y., McCarthy, K.D.

“…Calcium signals following activation of P 2Y purinergic, α1 adrenergic, and muscarinic cholinergic receptors were examined in individual astroglial cells. ATP,…”
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Responses of Bergmann Glia and Granule Neurons In Situ to N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartate, Norepinephrine, and High Potassium by Shao, Yanping, McCarthy, Ken D.

“…: To gain insight into neuronal‐glial signaling in brain, cerebellar Bergmann glia and granule neurons were studied in acutely isolated slices with the aid of…”
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Preparation of Separate Astroglial and Oligodendroglial Cell Cultures from Rat Cerebral Tissue by McCarthy, Ken D., de Vellis, Jean

“…A novel method has been developed for the preparation of nearly pure separate cultures of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. The method is based on (a) the…”
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