Features of astrocytic function apparently involved in the response of central nervous tissue to ischemia-hypoxia.

Animals Astrocytes/cytology,drug effects,physiology Bicarbonates/metabolism Biological Transport, Active Brain Ischemia/physiopathology Carbon Dioxide/metabolism Cells, Cultured Chlorides/metabolism Energy Metabolism Glucose/metabolism Glutamates/metabolism Glutamic Acid Humans Hypoxia, Brain/physiopathology Ion Exchange Neurons/cytology,drug effects,metabolism Oxygen Consumption/drug effects Potassium/metabolism,pharmacology Rats Sodium/metabolism Water/metabolism

Bicarbonates Chlorides Glutamates Water Carbon Dioxide Glutamic Acid Sodium Glucose Potassium