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Because Volterra's team located them in structures associated with memory, the researchers plan to examine data from people with Alzheimer's disease to see whether, and how, their signaling astrocytes are altered.
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Simon Makin, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2023
The winning entry: a rodent optic nerve head with astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red), and retinal vasculature (green).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
Some — but not all — astrocytes responded with glutamate.
—Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
Volterra believed that some astrocytes were capable of the latter.
—Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
The cells, known as astrocytes, have long been overlooked and have recently gained attention as more involved in mental processes than previously thought.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
In collaboration with Helena Parkington, a physiologist at Monash University, the team created brain tissues containing not only neurons, but also the astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia that help neurons stay healthy and form connections.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
In order to test how exactly the cells influence sleep need, the team focused in on astrocytes in an area of the brain called the basal forebrain, which is known for having a large impact on sleep.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
New research suggests the reason might be due to cells called astrocytes, which make up the majority of cells in the human central nervous system.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Simon Makin, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2023
The winning entry: a rodent optic nerve head with astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red), and retinal vasculature (green).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
Some — but not all — astrocytes responded with glutamate.
—Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
Volterra believed that some astrocytes were capable of the latter.
—Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
The cells, known as astrocytes, have long been overlooked and have recently gained attention as more involved in mental processes than previously thought.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
In collaboration with Helena Parkington, a physiologist at Monash University, the team created brain tissues containing not only neurons, but also the astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia that help neurons stay healthy and form connections.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
In order to test how exactly the cells influence sleep need, the team focused in on astrocytes in an area of the brain called the basal forebrain, which is known for having a large impact on sleep.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
New research suggests the reason might be due to cells called astrocytes, which make up the majority of cells in the human central nervous system.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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astrocyte
noun
as·tro·cyte
ˈas-trə-ˌsīt 
: a star-shaped cell
especially
: any comparatively large much-branched glial cell
Glia outnumber neurons in the human brain by a factor of 10 to one, and astrocytes are the most abundant type of glial cell. —Tina Hesman Saey, Science News
Tina Hesman Saey, Science News Astrocytes come in two main forms: fibrous astrocytes are found in the white matter and protoplasmic astrocytes in the gray matter. —Harold Kimelberg and Michael Norenberg, Scientific American
Harold Kimelberg and Michael Norenberg, Scientific American
astrocytic
adjective
All gliomas, particularly the astrocytic neoplasms, are histologically, genetically, and thus therapeutically heterogeneous.
—Lisa M. DeAngelis, The New England Journal of Medicine
Lisa M. DeAngelis, The New England Journal of Medicine
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