"It is known that astrocytes are a heterogeneous cell type in their molecular and gene expression signatures, morphology and origin," Marta Navarrete, senior author of the paper, told Medical Xpress.

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Their key roles are similar to those of astrocytes in the CNS, that is, modulation of synaptic activity (Robitaille, 1998; Pinard et al., 2003). After injury, both myelinating and non-myelinating SCs ...

Background: Acute aortic dissection is a potentially fatal cardiovascular disorder associated with high mortality. However, current predictive models show a limited ability to efficiently and flexibly ...