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Astrocyte phenotypes: Emphasis on potential markers in neuroinflammation.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Mar 2021
Bozic Iva, Savic Danijela, Lavrnja Irena
Abstract excerpt
Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS), have numerous integral roles in all CNS functions. They are essential for synaptic transmission and support neurons by providing metabolic substrates, secreting growth factors and regulating extracellular concentrations of ions and neurotransmitters. Astrocytes respond to CNS insults through reactive astrogliosis, in which they go...
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