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A Third Cell Type, the Glutamatergic Astrocyte
Author: Olivia Qian
Neuroscientists at the University of Lausanne and the Wyss Center for Biological and Neuroengineering in Geneva have discovered a new type of cell that is essential for brain function – glutamatergic astrocytes. This cell is intermediate between two common brain cell types, neurons, and glial cells, and is also known as a third cell type.
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