macroglial cells

Do Astrocytes Repair Damaged Neural Tissue?

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Do Astrocytes Repair Damaged Neural Tissue? In response to TBI, astrocytes in different cellular microenvironments tune their reactivity to varying degrees of axonal injury, vascular disruption, ischemia and inflammation. TBI-reactive astrocytes significantly contribute to post-traumatic tissue repair and synaptic remodeling following brain trauma. What do astrocytes repair? Astrocytes outnumber neurons in the human brain, and

What Does An Astrocyte Look Like?

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What Does An Astrocyte Look Like? What does an astrocyte look like? Astrocytes usually have a star-shaped structure created by processes or tendrils that extend from the cell and can be long, short, straight, crooked, highly-branched, or more simple in shape. What is a astrocytes made of? Astrocytes are macroglial cells in the central nervous