Publication Date:
2017-01-18
Description:
Astrocytes weave their processes throughout the central nervous system (CNS), supporting and protecting delicate neurons via the regulation of cerebral blood flow, cerebral metabolism, and neurotransmission (1, 2). Astrocytes also form the backbone of the glial limitans, the unique blood–brain barrier (BBB) that sequesters the CNS away from the rest...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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