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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Alejandra Borjabad
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-17383 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Borjabad Alejandra A Brooks Andrew I AI Volsky David J DJ
Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology 20090821 1
Astrocytes are the major cellular component of the central nervous system (CNS), and they play multiple roles in brain development, normal brain function, and CNS responses to pathogens and injury. The functional versatility of astrocytes is linked to their ability to respond to a wide array of biological stimuli through finely orchestrated changes in cellular gene expression. Dysregulation of gene expression programs, generally by chronic exposure to pathogenic stimuli, may lead to dysfunction ...[more]