Human astrocytes: structure and functions in the healthy brain

• Published in: Brain Structure and Function Vol. 222; no. 5; pp. 2017 - 2029
• Main Authors: Vasile, Flora, Dossi, Elena, Rouach, Nathalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Animal models; Animals; Astrocytes; Astrocytes - pathology; Astrocytes - physiology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Brain - pathology; Brain - physiology; Brain Diseases - pathology; Brain Diseases - physiopathology; Cell Biology; Cognition - physiology; Cognitive ability; Humans; Information processing; Life Sciences; Neurology; Neurons - metabolism; Neurons - pathology; Neurons - physiology; Neurosciences; Physiology; Review; Synapses - physiology; Translation; Human; Neuroglial interactions; Brain; Physiology; Astrocytes

Data collected on astrocytes’ physiology in the rodent have placed them as key regulators of synaptic, neuronal, network, and cognitive functions. While these findings proved highly valuable for our awareness and appreciation of non-neuronal cell significance in brain physiology, early structural an...