Hypothalamic Astrocytes as a Specialized and Responsive Cell Population in Obesity

Hypothalamic Astrocytes as a Specialized and Responsive Cell Population in Obesity

Astrocytes are a type of glial cell anatomically and functionally integrated into the neuronal regulatory circuits for the neuroendocrine control of metabolism. Being functional integral compounds of synapses, astrocytes are actively involved in the physiological regulatory aspects of metabolic cont...

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Main Authors: Ismael González-García, Cristina García-Cáceres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
astrocytes
neurons
hypothalamus
obesity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/12/6176

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