Astrocytes in control of biophysical properties of the extracellular space.

Abstract

Astrocytes are active elements in signal transmission in nervous tissue as their structural changes during various physiological and pathological states affect both synaptic as well as extrasynaptic volume transmission.

Keywords

• astrocytes
• extracellular matrix
• diffusion
• anisotropy
• aging
• glioblastoma
• homeostasis
• graft