The elusive varicose astrocytes

Trends Neurosci. 2021 Nov 22:S0166-2236(21)00230-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 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.PMID:34823901 | DOI:10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.003
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