The elusive varicose astrocytes

Authors

Rune Nguyen Rasmussen, Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nathan Anthony Smith, Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: nasmith2@cnmc.org.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2-1-2022

Journal

Trends in neurosciences

Volume

45

Issue

2

DOI

10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.003

Keywords

cortex cell type; evolution; glia; human; primates

Abstract

The evolutionary pattern of different astrocyte types across animal species remains unresolved. In a recent study, Falcone and colleagues revealed that varicose projection astrocytes, a rare form of astrocyte characterized by long varicosities-containing processes, are exclusively found in hominoid brains while being absent from other primate brains.

APA Citation

Rasmussen, Rune Nguyen and Smith, Nathan Anthony, "The elusive varicose astrocytes" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 398.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/398

Department

Pediatrics