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Abbreviations
- AED:
-
Antiepileptic drug
- AMPA:
-
α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole propionate
- AQPs:
-
Aquaporins
- cAMP:
-
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
- CNS:
-
Central nervous system
- ECS:
-
Extracellular space
- GABA:
-
Gamma-amino butyric acid
- GFAP:
-
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
- IL:
-
Interleukin
- mGluR:
-
Metabotropic glutamate receptor
- MTS:
-
Mesial temporal sclerosis
- TLE:
-
Temporal lobe epilepsy
- TS:
-
Tuberous sclerosis
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Devin K. Binder is supported by an American Epilepsy Society/Milken Family Foundation Early Career Physician Scientist Award. Christian Steinhäuser is supported by grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB/TR3, TPC1; SPP1172, SE 774/3).
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Binder, D.K., Steinhäuser, C. (2009). Role of Astrocytes in Epilepsy. In: Haydon, P., Parpura, V. (eds) Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79492-1_25
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