Topic: astrocytic backbone

Astrocytes display complex morphology ranging from multiple main processes stemming from the soma to endfeet and a myriad of leaflets that are in close contact with synapses and other cellular structures. This extended feature, which is heterogeneous across brain regions and physiological states, is pivotal to understanding their dynamic interactions with neighboring neurons and glia. Therefore, assessing astrocytic structures is crucial to understanding their roles in brain networks. Immunostaining for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP), an astrocyte-specific cytoskeletal protein, is comm