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Abbreviations

AQP4:

Aquaporin 4

CNS:

Central nervous system

Cx:

Connexins

DGC:

Dystrophin glycoprotein complex

IOS:

Intrinsic optic signal

KO:

Knockout

[K+]o :

Extracellular K+ concentration

Kir channel:

Inwardly rectifying K+ channel

Na+ pump:

Na+, K+-ATPase

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    Paulo Kofuji & Eric A. Newman

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    Kofuji, P., Newman, E. (2009). Regulation of potassium by glial cells in the centralnervous system. 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_6

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