Very recommendable! This is a long overview article!
"... In recent decades, though, accumulating evidence has shown that glia are not just minor players that keep the show running. They actually play starring roles in many of the brain’s most important acts, such as remembering, learning and thinking. ...
And the latest research points to a surprising new setting for the story of glia outside the brain. Mysterious populations of glia reside in the heart, spleen, lungs and various other organs. But no one knows [their function] ...
Glia appear to help regulate the heart’s beating, for instance. Glia in the spleen reside right between nerve cells and immune cells ... Exactly what glia are up to in the lungs is unknown ..."
And the latest research points to a surprising new setting for the story of glia outside the brain. Mysterious populations of glia reside in the heart, spleen, lungs and various other organs. But no one knows [their function] ...
Glia appear to help regulate the heart’s beating, for instance. Glia in the spleen reside right between nerve cells and immune cells ... Exactly what glia are up to in the lungs is unknown ..."
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