Ca2+ signal from a field A neuron, a field B neuron, and field A astrocytes in response to repetitive episodes of NMDA stimulation (black arrowheads). The NMDA stimulation that evoked an ictal discharge became ineffective after blocking the astrocyte response by bath perfusion with MPEP (ab120008) and PPADS (ab120009). An ictal discharge could be recovered by increasing the number of NMDA puffs (white arrowheads). A double NMDA pulse evoked both astrocyte activation and the ictal discharge after inhibitor washout.

Ca2+ signal from a field A neuron, a field B neuron, and field A astrocytes in response to repetitive episodes of NMDA stimulation (black arrowheads). The NMDA stimulation that evoked an ictal discharge became ineffective after blocking the astrocyte response by bath perfusion with MPEP (ab120008) and PPADS (ab120009). An ictal discharge could be recovered by increasing the number of NMDA puffs (white arrowheads). A double NMDA pulse evoked both astrocyte activation and the ictal discharge after inhibitor washout.


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