Defective glutamate and K+ clearance by cortical astrocytes in familial hemiplegic migraine type 2

Abstract Migraine is a common disabling brain disorder. A subtype of migraine with aura (familial hemiplegic migraine type 2: FHM2) is caused by loss‐of‐function mutations in α2 Na+,K+ ATPase (α2 NKA), an isoform almost exclusively expressed in astrocytes in adult brain. Cortical spreading depressio...

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Main Authors: Clizia Capuani, Marcello Melone, Angelita Tottene, Luca Bragina, Giovanna Crivellaro, Mirko Santello, Giorgio Casari, Fiorenzo Conti, Daniela Pietrobon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2016-06-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201505944
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