Leveraging Zebrafish To Study Bona Fide Astrocytes.

Trends in Neurosciences
Carmen Muñoz-BallesterStefanie Robel

Abstract

In a recent study, Chen and colleagues demonstrated that zebrafish spinal cord radial glia differentiate into cells that are similar to mammalian astrocytes. This study highlights the validity of the zebrafish model for discovering molecular mechanisms governing astrocyte function.

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Jul 17, 2021·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology·Robyn A UmansHarald Sontheimer

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