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There are a lot of other cells supporting the neurons, including astrocytes and microglia, which are important helper cells to the neurons.
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Christian Franck, The Conversation, 4 May 2026
Additionally, her team found that changes in two kinds of cells, astrocytes and CA1 neurons, help regulate memory and cognition in the aging hippocampus.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Results showed two types of cells, astrocytes and CA1 neurons, were key drivers for memory retention in the brains of SuperAgers.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, so much about astrocyte signaling remained mysterious.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christian Franck, The Conversation, 4 May 2026
Additionally, her team found that changes in two kinds of cells, astrocytes and CA1 neurons, help regulate memory and cognition in the aging hippocampus.
—Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Results showed two types of cells, astrocytes and CA1 neurons, were key drivers for memory retention in the brains of SuperAgers.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Still, so much about astrocyte signaling remained mysterious.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Astrocyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astrocyte. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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astrocyte
noun
as·tro·cyte
ˈas-trə-ˌsīt 
: a star-shaped cell
especially
: any comparatively large much-branched glial cell
Glia outnumber neurons in the human brain by a factor of 10 to one, and astrocytes are the most abundant type of glial cell. —Tina Hesman Saey, Science News
Tina Hesman Saey, Science News Astrocytes come in two main forms: fibrous astrocytes are found in the white matter and protoplasmic astrocytes in the gray matter. —Harold Kimelberg and Michael Norenberg, Scientific American
Harold Kimelberg and Michael Norenberg, Scientific American
astrocytic
adjective
All gliomas, particularly the astrocytic neoplasms, are histologically, genetically, and thus therapeutically heterogeneous.
—Lisa M. DeAngelis, The New England Journal of Medicine
Lisa M. DeAngelis, The New England Journal of Medicine
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