"Astrocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from "star" cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with "end feet" which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury.
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D001253
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.637.200 A11.650.200
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Astrocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Automated detection of GFAP-labeled astrocytes in micrographs using YOLOv5. Sci Rep. 2022 12 23; 12(1):22263.
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A Focal Impact Model of Traumatic Brain Injury in Xenopus Tadpoles Reveals Behavioral Alterations, Neuroinflammation, and an Astroglial Response. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jul 08; 23(14).
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Loss of liver X receptor ? in astrocytes leads to anxiety-like behaviors via regulating synaptic transmission in the medial prefrontal cortex in mice. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 11; 26(11):6380-6393.
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Astrocytes Decreased the Sensitivity of Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide and Bay 11-7082. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 28; 21(19).
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Retinal and optic nerve degeneration in liver X receptor ? knockout mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 08 13; 116(33):16507-16512.
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The role of glutamate in neuronal ion homeostasis: A case study of spreading depolarization. PLoS Comput Biol. 2017 Oct; 13(10):e1005804.
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Effects of experimental traumatic brain injury and impaired glutamate transport on cortical spreading depression. Exp Neurol. 2017 Sep; 295:155-161.
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Binge alcohol alters exercise-driven neuroplasticity. Neuroscience. 2017 02 20; 343:165-173.
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Quantitative 3-D analysis of GFAP labeled astrocytes from fluorescence confocal images. J Neurosci Methods. 2015 May 15; 246:38-51.
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Protease-degradable PEG-maleimide coating with on-demand release of IL-1Ra to improve tissue response to neural electrodes. Biomaterials. 2015 Mar; 44:55-70.