Review Article
Glutamatergic Transmission: A Matter of Three
Table 2
Glutamate transporters in glial cells. Summary of glutamate transporters described thus far.
| Glu transporter | Preparation | Reference |
| GLAST/EAAT 1 | Human cerebellar mRNA | [55, 56] | GLAST/EAAT 1 | BGC | [57–59] | GLAST/EAAT 1 | Müller glial cells | [60–63] | GLAST/EAAT 1 | Activated microglia | [64] | GLT-1a and GLT-1b/EAAT 2 | Astrocytes | [57, 65–67] | GLAST/EAAT 1, GLT-1/EAAT 2 | Oligodendrocytes | [68–71] | GLT-1/EAAT 2 | Microglia | [72] | EAAC1/EAAT 3 | Astrocytes of the cerebral cortex | [73] | EAAC1/EAAT 3 | OPCs | [69] | EAAC1/EAAT 3 | Oligodendrocytes | [70] | EAAC1/EAAT 3 | NG2+ cells | [74] | VGLUT 1 | Astrocytes in culture | [75, 76] | VGLUT 2 | Astrocytes in culture | [75] | VGLUT 2 and VGLUT 3 | Astrocytes of the cortex and caudate-putamen | [77] |
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