Astrocytes (IMAGE)

Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus

Astrocytes

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Research from Tufts University in the journal Neuron reports a new signaling pathway that directly connects major brain receptors associated with learning and memory. Astrocytes (fluorescing green cells above) are the key element that links the receptors. Neurons are red.

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Thomas Papouin

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