TY  - BOOK
AU  - Luca Colucci D’Amato
AU  - Maria Teresa Gentile
AB  - A team of authors from prestigious academic schools contributed to draw up a project that would give a detailed account of astrocyte's morphology and physiology, examining thoroughly all the astrocyte's types; giving an accurate description of their morphology, location, function in the brain; and illustrating their physiology and pathology in terms of dealing with neurons through ""gliotransmitters,"" ionic channels, and membrane receptors expression. This book gives an overview of the crucial role of astrocytes in the physiology of the CNS and in the pathogenesis of several CNS disorders suggesting that the shift from a neurocentric view to one that incorporates astrocytes in disease models for drug discovery is a critical step in renewing drug development strategies to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.69076
ID  - OAPEN ID: 37127
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - Neuroscience
KW  - Neurophysiology
L1  - https://www.intechopen.com/books/astrocyte-physiology-and-pathology
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/41473
PB  - IntechOpen
PY  - 2018
SN  - 9789535140771
SN  - 9789535138853
SN  - 9789535138860
TI  - Astrocyte - Physiology and Pathologynull
ER  - 
