loading...| Preferred Name | protoplasmic astrocyte | |
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An astrocyte with highly branched protrusions, found in neocortex layers 2-6. It is involved with the formation and elimination of synapses, glutamate clearance, modulation of synaptic functions and regulation of blood flow in response to synaptic activity. This astrocyte extends its branches to several hundred of dendrites to multiple neurons to envelope 100,000 or more synapses. In humans, a protoplasmic astrocyte has an average diameter of 142 µm, and its diameter ranges between 100 and 400 µm. In rodents the average diameter of a protoplasmic astrocites is 56 µm. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_4042007 |
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This astrocyte extends its branches to several hundred of dendrites to multiple neurons to envelope 100,000 or more synapses. In humans, a protoplasmic astrocyte has an average diameter of 142 µm, and its diameter ranges between 100 and 400 µm. In rodents the average diameter of a protoplasmic astrocites is 56 µm. |
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2024-04-08T16:01:24Z |
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An astrocyte with highly branched protrusions, found in neocortex layers 2-6. It is involved with the formation and elimination of synapses, glutamate clearance, modulation of synaptic functions and regulation of blood flow in response to synaptic activity. |
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protoplasmic astrocyte |
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CL:4042007 |
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protoplasmic astrocyte |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0010012 |