Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

In a recent study published in PNAS, Zhang showed that the transcription factor DLX2 can convert astrocytes into progenitors that produce various cell types, including neurons. 3 These findings ...

Brain support cells called astrocytes have long been found around glioblastomas, leading scientists to think that the cells rally to help fight the tumors, but recent studies have found that the cells ...

Astrocytes are the major glial cell in the central nervous ... Arteries and arterioles were labeled with AlexaFluor633 hydrazide (magenta), which labels elastin molecules in the vascular smooth muscle ...

Astrocytes are the largest and most prevalent type of glial cell in the central nervous system. Astrocytes contribute to formation of the blood–brain barrier, participate in the maintenance of ...