SPONTANEOUS AND EVOKED CALCIUM OSCILLATIONS IN ASTROCYTES OF HIPPOCAMPUS SLICE
In this work we researched Ca2+ oscillations in astrocytes of hippocampus acute slices, using confocal laser scanning microscopy and bulk-loading of the Ca2+-sensitive dye Oregon Green Bapta 1-AM. We demonstrated that frequency and duration of the calcium oscillations had reduced by the rat age, but frequency and duration of the calcium oscillations had increased by the glutamate application.