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- noun Plural form of
astrocyte .
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Examples
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This includes the involvement of glial cells, called astrocytes, in processing toxins in the brain.
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Diamond wanted to see if there were more of the glial cells known as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in Einstein's brain.
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This includes the involvement of glial cells, called astrocytes, in processing toxins in the brain.
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Treatment of brain cells called astrocytes, with the Indian curry spice, curcumin (turmeric) has been found to increase expression of the glutathione S-transferase and protect neurons exposed to oxidant stress.
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Specialized cells called astrocytes possess many small branches, which form a barrier between the capillary endothelium and the neurons of the brain.
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Changes to some of the star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes may play a role in depression, a new study finds.
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Changes to some of the star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes may play a role in depression, a new study finds.
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In their tests on rats, the researchers found that morphine triggers brain cells called astrocytes to produce a protein called CCL5, which activates factors that suppress HIV infection in immune cells.
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In their tests on rats, the researchers found that morphine triggers brain cells called astrocytes to produce a protein called CCL5, which activates factors that suppress HIV infection in immune cells.
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Among the glia are star-shaped cells called astrocytes-the particular focus of this research.
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Astrocytes are large, non-neuronal, star-shaped cells that make up much of the white matter of the brain and greatly outnumber neurons in the gray matter.
The Oldest Mini-Brains Have Lifelike Young Cells | Quanta Magazine Jordana Cepelewicz 2020
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