... MINIREVIEWSynchronization of Ca2+oscillations: involvement of ATPrelease in astrocytesSchuichi KoizumiDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, JapanIntroductionGlia, ... forfunctional contact with each other directly, and theextent and direction of the Ca2+wave propagation aresignificantly influenced by movement of the extracellu-lar medium [7]. These more recent ... Ca2+oscillations, followed by the spreading of Ca2+transients in adjacent astrocytes to form intercellular Ca2+waves by amechanism of chemical coupling mediated by ATP. In both cases, an...