Astrocyte and axon (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Astrocyte and axon

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An astrocyte green is co-located with the axon of a neuron (blue). Astrocytes modulate neural activity.

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Vincent Breton-Provencher/MIT Picower Institute

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