Astrocytes anchor neurons to blood vessels!
Anchor neurons to blood vessels playing a role in the blood brain barrier.
Astrocytes are star-shaped neuroglia that form the blood brain barrier between blood vessels and neurons.
Astrocytes
The most abundant type of macroglial cell, astrocytes(also called astroglia) have numerous projections that anchor neurons to their blood supply.Read more: glial-cell
Astrocytes
Astrocytes (glial cells hence the glue)
astrocytes
Yes , they do so by the barrier-blood barrier
The most abundant type of macroglial cell, astrocytes(also called astroglia) have numerous projections that anchor neurons to their blood supply. They regulate the external chemical environment of neurons by removing excess ions, notably potassium, and recycling neurotransmitters released during synaptic transmission.The current theory suggests that astrocytes may be the predominant "building blocks" of the blood-brain barrier. Astrocytes may regulate vasoconstriction and vasodilation by producing substances such as arachidonic acid, whose metabolites are vasoactive.
The long and connected part.
Could one conclude that Ependymal cells & Oligodenrocytes blood cells in the CNS protects neurons from some blood substances in blood.