Synapse formation: astrocytes spout off |
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Authors: | Ehlers Michael D |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. ehlers@neuro.duke.edu |
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Abstract: | Trillions of synapses form as the brain develops. This intimate contact between two neurons has now been shown to be facilitated by thrombospondins - large extracellular matrix proteins secreted by astrocytes. |
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