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Astrocytes also release factors that protect neurons from damage caused by inflammation or oxidation, and they release growth factor proteins that stimulate the growth and repair of neurons.
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Astrocytes also release factors that protect neurons from damage caused by inflammation or oxidation, and they release growth factor proteins that stimulate the growth and repair of neurons.
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Astrocytes are known to release powerful antioxidants.
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Astrocytes are known to release powerful antioxidants.
Dr. Douglas Fields: Flame Retardants: Extinguishers of Brain Development? 2010
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Astrocytes are big cells, only in the central nervous system (CNS), and maintain the blood-brain barrier that controls the entry of fluid and substances from the circulatory system into the CNS.
Neurotoxicity 2008
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Astrocytes belong to a group of brain cells known as glial cells .
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Astrocytes belong to a group of brain cells known as glial cells .
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Astrocytes are known to swell up when they sense inflammation.
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Astrocytes are known to swell up when they sense inflammation.
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Astrocytes are known to release powerful antioxidants.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Douglas Fields 2010
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