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Astrocytes

Known as: Astroglias, Astrocyte, Astroglia 
The largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including… 
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Fibrous astrocyte

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NeurogliaSet of macroglial cellsbrain cell

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
CNS region‐specific regulation of glial glutamate transporter expression
The neuronal cell death associated with certain neurodegenerative disorders as well as acute brain injuries is in part due to the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Astroglial ciliary neurotrophic factor mRNA expression is increased in fields of axonal sprouting in deafferented hippocampus
Evidence that ciliary neurotrophic factor promotes axonal sprouting and regeneration in the periphery raises the possibility that… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Modulation of nerve and glial function by adenosine--role in the development of ischemic damage.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Age-related gliosis in the white matter of mice
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Target-derived astroglia regulate axonal outgrowth in a region-specific manner.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cerebellar target neurons provide a stop signal for afferent neurite extension in vitro
The contributions of cell-cell interactions to the establishment of specific patterns of innervation within target brain regions… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Glial cells influence membrane-associated enzyme activity at the blood-brain barrier
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Guanylate cyclase activities in enriched preparations of neurones, astroglia and a synaptic complex isolated from rat cerebellum
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Proliferation of astroglia and oligodendroglia in response to human T cell-derived factors.
Human T lymphocytes transformed by human T cell leukemia-lymphoma viruses or activated by lectins were found to produce… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Regulation of Cyclic AMP Accumulation by Peptide Hormone Receptors in Immunocytochemically: Defined Astroglial Cells
Abstract: Primary cultures of neonatal murine brain have been reported to express multiple receptors that regulate adenylate… 
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