Potential primary roles of glial cells in the mechanisms of psychiatric disorders

Potential primary roles of glial cells in the mechanisms of psychiatric disorders

While neurons have long been considered the major player in multiple brain functions such as perception, emotion and memory, glial cells have been relegated to a far lesser position, acting as merely a glue to support neurons. Multiple lines of recent evidence however, have revealed that glial cells...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiko eYamamuro, Sohei eKimoto, Kenneth M Rosen, Toshifumi eKishimoto, Manabu eMakinodan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Astrocytes
Microglia
Oligodendroglia
Schizophrenia
psychiatric disorders
white matter
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00154/full

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