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Evolution of Astrocytes in the Vertebrate CNS

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Neuron-Glia Interrelations During Phylogeny

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It has become more and more clear that astrocytes can no longer be considered as a homogeneous cell population. Astrocytes are heterogeneous in different brain regions and at different developmental stages, as well as in different vertebrate groups.

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  1. University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, USA

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  2. Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Betty I. Roots

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Suárez, I., Bodega, G., Rubio, M., Fernández, B. (1995). Evolution of Astrocytes in the Vertebrate CNS. In: Vernadakis, A., Roots, B.I. (eds) Neuron-Glia Interrelations During Phylogeny. Contemporary Neuroscience. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-467-2_2

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