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Astrocytes functionally integrate multiple synapses via specialized leaflet domains
Astrocytes functionally integrate multiple synapses via specialized leaflet domains
Volumetric high-resolution electron microscopy reveals thin astrocyte leaflets form gap-junction-interconnected domains that contain minuscule endoplasmic reticulum saccules and enwrap synapses in clu...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Latest lab preprint! Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear... so we dived in:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Astrocytic glutamate regulation is shaped by adversity and glucocorticoid signalling
Astrocytes are a brain cell type vulnerable to the effects of stress and the development of psychiatric-like phenotypes in animals, yet how this translates to humans is unclear. Here, we probed the di...
www.biorxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Day 3 of OHBM BrainHack going strong (this photo is from yesterday btw, repeat today anyone?) with HackTrack, TrainTrack, StatsWorkshop, and @neurodesk.org !
June 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM