Surprisingly, healthy
glial cells made HD model mice less sick, suggesting these cells are more important that we previously thought.
Glial cells make up approximately half of the brain and spinal cord, though this ratio can vary from one spot to the next.
Not exact matches
WHITE - MATTER TRACTS Left: 27 - Year - old Neural highways
made of nerve fibers and
glial cells transmit signals efficiently.
Two kinds of mouse
glial brain
cells, microglia and astrocytes,
making different versions of the APOE protein were grown with brain nerve
cells, or neurons, that
make disease - causing forms of tau.
It may be that what we call our self, or the «I» in our perception of self, is
made not of patterns of electrochemical synaptic logic (neurons chattering) but rather the aggregate experience of the mass of
glial cells, each one contributing its particle of consciousness to the whole.
Kozai believes that it is a pivotal time to investigate these
cells and recognizes Dr. Ben Barres, an acclaimed neuroscientist at Stanford University, who
made crucial discoveries in
glial cell research.
It's
made up mainly of
cells such as neurons,
glial cells and dendrites, as well as axons that extend from neurons to carry signals.
«More importantly, a retrovirus can infect only dividing
cells such as reactive
glial cells, but it does not affect neurons, which
makes it ideal for therapeutic use with minimal side effect on normal brain functions.»
When you get the flu, it's
glial cells — which
make up 85 % of the
cells in the brain — that release pro-inflammatory cytokines to fight the virus.
LA JOLLA, CA — Scientists have long believed that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive type of primary brain tumor, begins in
glial cells that
make up supportive tissue in the brain...
The brain has the glymphatic system that is
made up on the brains unique immune system called
glial cells.
The brain is
made up of networks of interconnecting nerve
cells called neurons and supportive
glial cells.