elusive varicose astrocytes

The elusive varicose astrocytes.

机构信息

Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Center for Neuroscience Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.

出版信息

Trends Neurosci. 2022 Feb;45(2):94-95. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.003. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

DOI:10.1016/j.tins.2021.11.003

PMID:34823901

Abstract

The 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.

摘要

不同动物物种中天细胞类型的进化模式仍未解决。在最近的一项研究中，法尔孔和同事们揭示了曲张突细胞，一种以含有长突的过程为特征的罕见天细胞形式，仅存在于人科动物的大脑中，而在其他灵长类动物的大脑中不存在。