Strokes and deaths ...
an extreme example of sickle cell disease.
Strokes and deaths ... an extreme example of sickle cell disease.
Astrocytes are star-shaped neuroglia that form the blood brain barrier between blood vessels and neurons.
Astrocytes
Astrocytes
Astrocytes anchor neurons to blood vessels!
Some harmful effects are: blood diseases, neurons disfunction, bad transmission of nervous impulses etc.
Generally you can expect to have better blood pressure, less risk for a variety of diesases or conditions and more stamina and energy.
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
Could one conclude that Ependymal cells & Oligodenrocytes blood cells in the CNS protects neurons from some blood substances in blood.
yes
Astrocytes. They provide physical and metabolic support to neurons in the central nervous system, participate in neurotransmitter uptake and recycling, and help maintain the blood-brain barrier.
some of the drugs can cross blood-brain barrier, so it can affect neurons too.