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What are astrocytes?

What are astrocytes? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of astrocyte
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However, emerging evidence suggests highly important roles for astrocytes in the proper formation, maturation and maintenance of synapses.
They observed both neurons and astrocytes, the two types of cells into which the brain stem cells mature.
His work has established the inhibitory role astrocytes can play in preventing central nervous system regeneration.
When oxygen levels are low, mimicking high activity of neurons in the brain, astrocytes cause vasodilation of arterioles.
As in herpes encephalitis, the inclusions in SSPE may be found in neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendroglia.
Eosinophillic intranuclear inclusions of Cowdry type A are found in oligodendrocyte, astrocytes, occasional neurons, ependymal cells, endothelial cells, and schwann cells.

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