摘要
星形胶质细胞是大脑的重要组成细胞之一,其数量几乎占到大脑总细胞数的50%。然而,在1846年德国解剖学家菲尔绍(R.Virchow)首次描述了胶质细胞之后的很长一段时间里.星形胶质细胞连同它的其他族类都被生命科学界大多数人所忽略.人们仅仅将胶质细胞群视为侍奉神经系统的“贵族”——神经元的“仆人”。然而,现在它正在以独特的魅力吸引着生命科学家的兴趣,
This article reviews the revolutionary veiw and the previous researches on astrocyte to point out that this star-like cell is as important as neuron.Astrocyte was found to involve in almost all known physiological functions of the brain.These studies on astrocytes have enlightened our future task in uncovering the mys- tery of human brain.
出处
《科学》
北大核心
2007年第6期13-16,共4页
Science