Characterizing spatial distributions of astrocytes in the mammalian retina
Author(s) -
Aruna Jammalamadaka,
Panuakdet Suwannatat,
Steven K. Fisher,
B.S. Manjunath,
Tobias Höllerer,
Gabriel Luna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btv097
Subject(s) - retina , retinal , astrocyte , biology , optic nerve , cell type , cell , neuroscience , anatomy , central nervous system , biochemistry
In addition to being involved in retinal vascular growth, astrocytes play an important role in diseases and injuries, such as glaucomatous neuro-degeneration and retinal detachment. Studying astrocytes, their morphological cell characteristics and their spatial relationships to the surrounding vasculature in the retina may elucidate their role in these conditions.
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