Heavy alcohol exposure activates astroglial hemichannels and pannexons in the hippocampus of adolescent rats: Effects on neuroinflammation and astrocyte arborization

A mounting body of evidence indicates that adolescents are specially more susceptible to alcohol influence than adults. However, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Astrocyte-mediated gliotransmission is crucial for hippocampal plasticity and recently, the opening of