Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders
(2017)
Journal Article
Crompton, L. A., Cordero-Llana, O., & Caldwell, M. A. (2017). Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. Brain Pathology, 27(4), 530-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12522
Neuroscience and Neurobiology have historically been neuron biased, yet up to 40% of the cells in the brain are astrocytes. These cells are heterogeneous and regionally diverse but universally essential for brain homeostasis. Astrocytes regulate syna... Read More about Astrocytes in a dish: Using pluripotent stem cells to model neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.