He and his group investigate the functional roles of ion channels and neurotransmitter receptors in neurons and
glia using morphological, electrophysiological and molecular biological techniques.
Not exact matches
«
Using electron microscopy, we observed lipid droplet accumulation in
glia before obvious symptoms of neurodegeneration,» Liu said.
Using a technology called VAST, which can automatically label individual neurons,
glia, and blood vessels different colors, as well as smaller structures such as dendrites and mitochondria, the researchers analyzed the contents of three cylindrical chunks of brain tissue, each no bigger than grains of salt.
The stethoscope, called the
Glia model, was made
using free open source software to keep costs low and allow others to easily access the code.
The scientists wanted see whether it was possible to
use this gene to reprogram Müller
glia in adult mice.
«Regenerative potential of cells in mouse retina: Researchers
use a clue from zebrafish to discover the cues that reprogram Müller
glia into retinal neurons.»
Within each region, neuron counts, neuron size, and
glia counts were performed
using blinded stereological methods.
Glia guide pioneer and follower axons
using distinct signals.
[19] In the current study, [15] PDGF - AS mice exhibited an increased number and intensity of areas staining for reactive microglia (
using Iba1) and astroglia (
using GFAP), but vaccination with AFF 1 prevented nearly all of this disease - associated excess, with treated animals exhibiting only the burden of reactive
glia present in similar - aged WT mice.
One of those targets is the
glia, and the phrase gliopathic pain has been
used to point out the importance of the
glia in neuropathic pain.