Important Shapeshifter: Mechanisms Allowing Astrocytes to Respond to the Changing Nervous System Dur...
Important Shapeshifter: Mechanisms Allowing Astrocytes to Respond to the Changing Nervous System During Development, Injury and Disease
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Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
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Astrocytes are the most prevalent glial cells in the brain. Historically considered as "merely supporting" neurons, recent research has shown that astrocytes actively participate in a large variety of central nervous system (CNS) functions including synaptogenesis, neuronal transmission and synaptic plasticity. During disease and injury, astrocytes...
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Important Shapeshifter: Mechanisms Allowing Astrocytes to Respond to the Changing Nervous System During Development, Injury and Disease
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_84e6d61341224ec4a102dc8362fe5b62
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_84e6d61341224ec4a102dc8362fe5b62
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1662-5102
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1662-5102
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10.3389/fncel.2018.00261
