Mitochondrial fission and fusion in astrocytes: a new pathway towards senescence
Astrocytes are highly specialized cells that can maintain the integrity of the synapse, facilitate nutrition and trophic support to neurons, and regulate metabolic coupling between neurons and glia. However, astrocytes are involved in resolving different types of injuries and in aging processes in t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fncel.2015.35.00030/full |