How to Use astrocyte in a Sentence

astrocyte

noun

• Instead, it's made by a type of cell called an astrocyte.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2018
• Surrounding the node of Ranvier is a glial cell called an astrocyte.
  — R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2020
• The spread of the disease is really a consequence of how cells around the nerves (astrocytes and microglial cells) respond to the dying motor neurons.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2017
• The study revolves around two types of glial cells: astrocytes and microglial cells, according to New Scientist.
  — Michael Harthorne, Fox News, 30 May 2017
• The team then focused a microscope on a slice, lit it up, and took pictures of the astrocyte to observe changes in the fluorescent protein’s brightness.
  — Saugat Bolakhe, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2022
• In order to test how exactly the cells influence sleep need, the team focused in on astrocytes in an area of the brain called the basal forebrain, which is known for having a large impact on sleep.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
• Cajal would never have seen such wildly different forms of astrocytes, a type of glial cell, in his microscope.
  — Sharon Begley, STAT, 3 May 2018
• New research suggests the reason might be due to cells called astrocytes, which make up the majority of cells in the human central nervous system.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
• But after nine months, the organoid astrocytes reached a more mature state, resembling what Barres had observed in postnatal brain cells.
  — Quanta Magazine, 29 Aug. 2017
• Volterra believed that some astrocytes were capable of the latter.
  — Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
• This microscope image provided by Pasca Lab/Stanford Medicine shows a human astrocyte cell, center in yellow, and human glial cells (scattered in blue) inside the brain of a rat.
  — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2022
• The cells, known as astrocytes, have long been overlooked and have recently gained attention as more involved in mental processes than previously thought.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
• Perhaps most interestingly, the virus was all over cells known as astrocytes, which do everything from guiding neurons’ growth to ushering nutrients around the brain.
  — Quanta Magazine, 7 July 2016
• Some — but not all — astrocytes responded with glutamate.
  — Laura Dattaro, Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
• Within two to 12 weeks, the organoids were sprouting additional neurons, including ones found in very specific regions of the human cortex; glia cells including astrocytes; and neural stem cells.
  — Sharon Begley, STAT, 16 Apr. 2018
• The winning entry: a rodent optic nerve head with astrocytes (yellow), contractile proteins (red), and retinal vasculature (green).
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023
• By injecting certain proteins (called transcription factors) involved in development directly into the brain, Götz and her team in Munich have figured out how to alter the function of astrocytes after an injury.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2018
• Beyond the capillary wall itself are layers of supportive cells including pericytes and astrocytes, which also help to maintain the barrier and adjust its permeability.
  — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
• In collaboration with Helena Parkington, a physiologist at Monash University, the team created brain tissues containing not only neurons, but also the astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia that help neurons stay healthy and form connections.
  — WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
• Because Volterra's team located them in structures associated with memory, the researchers plan to examine data from people with Alzheimer's disease to see whether, and how, their signaling astrocytes are altered.
  — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 21 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024