Article
Plasticity of astrocytes.
Glia - 1 Jun 1994
Shao Y, McCarthy K D
Abstract excerpt
It is becoming apparent that astrocytes carry out a large number of different functions in brain and are able to modify their characteristics throughout life, that is they exhibit a high degree of plasticity in their phenotype. For example, the morphology of astrocytes changes markedly during neu...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Astrocytes
- Brain
- Cells, Cultured
- Humans
- Nerve Degeneration
- Nerve Tissue Proteins
- Neurons
- Neurotoxins
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Adrenergic
- Receptors, Glutamate
- Signal Transduction