Role for glia in synaptogenesis

@article{Ullian2004RoleFG,
  title={Role for glia in synaptogenesis},
  author={Erik M Ullian and Karen S. Christopherson and Ben A Barres},
  journal={Glia},
  year={2004},
  volume={47}
}
Nearly one‐half of the cells in a human brain are astrocytes, but the function of these little cells remains a great mystery. Astrocytes form an intimate association with synapses throughout the adult CNS, where they help regulate ion and neurotransmitter concentrations. Recent in vitro studies, however, have found that astrocytes also exert powerful control over the number of CNS synapses that form, are essential for postsynaptic function, and are required for synaptic stability and… 
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