Figure 2.
Schematic representation of glutamate homeostasis at the tripartite glutaminergic synapse. Reprinted from an open-access source [12]. Abbreviations: SNAT—sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter; Sxc antiporter—cystine/glutamate antiporter system xc; EAAT—excitatory amino acid transporter; NMDA—N-methyl-d-aspartate; AMPA—alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid; VGLUT—vesicular glutamate transporter; VRAC—volume regulated anion channels; TREK—TWIK related potassium channel; BEST—bestrophin; ROS—reactive oxygen species; GSH—glutathione.