Astrocytes as a cell population are not well defined and comprise a heterogeneous
population of cells. There are at least 9 different morphological variants which can coexist …

Edema formation frequently complicates brain infarction, tumors, and trauma. Despite the
significant mortality of this condition, current treatment options are often ineffective or …

Defining the microanatomic differences between the human brain and that of other
mammals is key to understanding its unique computational power. Although much effort has …

Regulatory volume decrease (RVD) is a key mechanism for volume control that serves to
prevent detrimental swelling in response to hypo-osmotic stress. The molecular basis of …

Astrocytes, the most numerous cells in the brain, weave the canvas of the grey matter and
act as the main element of the homoeostatic system of the brain. They shape the …

Gliosis is a pathological hallmark of posttraumatic epileptic foci, but little is known about
these reactive astrocytes beyond their high glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression …

Morphological aging of astrocytes was investigated in entorhinal cortex (EC), dentate gyrus
(DG), and cornu ammonis 1 (CA1) regions of hippocampus of male SV129/C57BL6 mice of …

The brain swells over the several minutes that follow stroke onset or acute hypo-osmotic
stress because cells take up water. Measuring the volume responses of single neurons and …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
loss of cognitive functions, reflecting pathological damage to the medial prefrontal cortex …

Many developmental processes, such as plasticity and aging, or pathological processes
such as neurological diseases are characterized by modulations of specific cellular types …