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Astrocytes and the Developing Brain

Astrocytes and the Developing Brain

Fatima Ez-Zahraa Saad, Kamal Smimih, Abdelali Bitar, Manal Khanouchi
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781668496756|ISBN10: 1668496755|ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369347386|EISBN13: 9781668496763
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-9675-6.ch002
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Saad, Fatima Ez-Zahraa, et al. "Astrocytes and the Developing Brain." Physiology and Function of Glial Cells in Health and Disease, edited by Bilal El-Mansoury, et al., IGI Global, 2024, pp. 20-31. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9675-6.ch002

APA

Saad, F. E., Smimih, K., Bitar, A., & Khanouchi, M. (2024). Astrocytes and the Developing Brain. In B. El-Mansoury, O. El Hiba, & A. Jayakumar (Eds.), Physiology and Function of Glial Cells in Health and Disease (pp. 20-31). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9675-6.ch002

Chicago

Saad, Fatima Ez-Zahraa, et al. "Astrocytes and the Developing Brain." In Physiology and Function of Glial Cells in Health and Disease, edited by Bilal El-Mansoury, Omar El Hiba, and Arumugam Radhakrishnan Jayakumar, 20-31. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9675-6.ch002

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Abstract

Astrocytes are the most proliferate glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS); they are considered as the supporting cells in the CNS, and play a big role in behavioral, circuit, and synaptic functions. Astrocytes are also important for neuronal repair, neurogenesis, and survival. Astrocytes play a main role in brain protection, by maintaining a regulated ion balance and blood flow, and preserving an antioxidant functions in brain. In this chapter, the authors elaborated an overview of the role of astrocytes on the developing brain.

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