This I will share some astrocyte hug. In these images, astrocytes (blue) surround the presynaptic boutons (green) and the dendritic spines( pink) that form a synapse.

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Astrocytes are a type of neuroglial cell that provide support functions in the central nervous tissue and spinal cord.

Credits: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy

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🧠ニューロン、アストロサイト、ミクログリア、オリゴデンドロサイトの写真を並べてみました😉✨
どの細胞もいろいろな機能を持っているし、見た目も綺麗ですよね(^-^)
世界中の神経科学者が魅せられるのも納得です🤔

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New cover accepted in 🎉
For article: "Excessive release of inorganic polyphosphate by ALS/FTD astrocytes causes non-cell-autonomous toxicity to motoneurons" by Arredondo C et al from van Zundert B.
https://t.co/5fPhRfQsvt
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Seeker got to reveal her new Visage of the Astral Self ability last night, which has very big Astrocyte Verse vibes....and then also gave her cat ears, because it's what she deserves

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- a type of brain tumour that develops from star-shaped cells called astrocytes. That led me to the idea of the tumour as a crashed ship from the stars... From my illustrated ddx series fuelled by coffee from my wonderful Patrons: https://t.co/VoNbSWySBV

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