Miren Revuelta

Jun 2, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Jiang-An Yin |Zhaotao Wang |Miren Revuelta

Distribution of astrocytesAstrocytes are the dominant and most diverse cell type in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), accounting for 20%–40% of all glial cells (Rowitch and Kriegstein, 2010). Astrocytes are named from their star-shaped appearance, with numerous long and branched processes radiating from their cell bodies to occupy the interstitial spaces between neuronal cells, thereby supporting and separating neurons.