Astrocyte (IMAGE)

Duke University

Astrocyte

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An astrocyte (blue) grown in a dish with neurons forms an intricate, star-shaped structure. The locations of neurons' synaptic proteins are marked in green and purple (neurons themselves are not visible). Overlapping green and purple proteins represent the locations of a synapses.

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Jeff Stogsdill, Duke University

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