A Refined Bead-Free Method to Identify Astrocytic Exosomes in Primary Glial Cultures and Blood Plasma

Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type in the central nervous system (CNS) and are known to fulfill critical homeostatic functions. Dysfunction of activated astrocytes is also known to participate in the development of several neurological diseases. Astrocytes can be uniquely identified by...

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Main Authors: Cory M. Willis, Antoine Ménoret, Evan R. Jellison, Alexandra M. Nicaise, Anthony T. Vella, Stephen J. Crocker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00335/full