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

The elusive varicose astrocytes

Rune Nguyen Rasmussen  1 , Nathan Anthony Smith  2
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The elusive varicose astrocytes

Rune Nguyen Rasmussen et al. Trends Neurosci. 2022 Feb.

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.

Keywords: cortex cell type; evolution; glia; human; primates.

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