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Microarray analysis of the astrocyte transcriptome in the aging brain: relationship to Alzheimer's pathology and APOE genotype.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Oct 2011
Simpson Julie E, Ince Paul G, Shaw Pamela J, Heath Paul R, Raman Rohini, Garwood Claire J, Gelsthorpe Catherine, Baxter Lynne, Forster Gillian, Matthews Fiona E, Brayne Carol, Wharton Stephen B
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Astrocytes contribute to a variety of functions in the brain, including homeostasis, synapse formation, plasticity, and metabolism. Astrocyte dysfunction may disrupt their normal role, including neuronal support, thereby contributing to neurodegenerative pathologies, including Alzheimer's disease...
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