Before the roles of normal, mature astrocytes in the mammalian CNS can be discussed, we
first need to define these cells. A definition proposed here is that such a class is best defined …

Neurons have long held the spotlight as the central players of the nervous system, but we
must remember that we have equal numbers of astrocytes and neurons in the brain. Are …

Studies using primary cultures of astrocytes have made essential contributions to the
understanding of astrocytic functions and neuronal–astrocytic interactions. The purposes of …

Morphological studies have established the ubiquitous nature of astrocytes in the CNS.
Their processes surround capillaries and synapses, form the subpial and subependymal …

Astrocytes were the original neuroglia that Ramón y Cajal visualized in 1913 using a gold
sublimate stain. This stain targeted intermediate filaments that we now know consist mainly …

The very close physical associations observed between astroglial cells and neurons within
the central nervous system (CNS) have compelled the belief that these two cell types are …

by Harold K. Kimelberg and Michael D. Norenberg tempts to explain how the hu man brain
works are usually for mulated in terms of the activ ities of neurons; by conveying com plex …

During the decade since the first appearance of this Handbook, few, if any, major areas of
neurobiology have developed at a faster rate than our knowledge of astrocytic biochemistry …

Astrocytes have been presumed to be uninteresting for the better part of a century. Recent
findings suggest unexpected new functions for these cells and highlight the importance of …

Astrocytes were the original neuroglia of Ramón y Cajal but after 100 years there is no
satisfactory definition of what should comprise this class of cells. This essay takes a …