How do you use Astrocytes in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Astrocytes meaning
plural of astrocyte
Using Astrocytes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of astrocyte
- In the example corpus, astrocytes often appears in combinations such as: in astrocytes.
Context around Astrocytes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Astrocytes
- In this selection, "astrocytes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reactive, release and contribute stand out and add context to how "astrocytes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include astrocytes contribute almost and astrocytes release lactate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "astrocytes" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with astrocytes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They seem not to have glycogen phosphorylase, which is present in astrocytes to degrade glycogen. (15 words)
The activated microglia caused problems for astrocytes, the cells that help neurons get nutrients and function properly. (17 words)
Astrocytes release lactate as an energy substrate for neurons (), and this is regulated in a wake-dependent fashion (). (18 words)
The nanoparticles are designed to bind to CD44, a cell surface protein that is produced by reactive astrocytes and microglia cells, more than neurons, especially during neuroinflammation, a hallmark of AD-afflicted brain regions such as the hippocampus. (38 words)
He has since learned to differentiate these stem cells into a wide range of brain cells, including neurons, the classic signal carriers, and the “helper” cells such as astrocytes. (29 words)
Research suggests that astrocytes can play a positive role in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy – diseases with no cure and pressing unmet needs. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
The nanoparticles are designed to bind to CD44, a cell surface protein that is produced by reactive astrocytes and microglia cells, more than neurons, especially during neuroinflammation, a hallmark of AD-afflicted brain regions such as the hippocampus.
Astrocytes release lactate as an energy substrate for neurons (), and this is regulated in a wake-dependent fashion ().
These red cells were all astrocytes but only in certain layers of the brain's cortex in mice.
He has since learned to differentiate these stem cells into a wide range of brain cells, including neurons, the classic signal carriers, and the “helper” cells such as astrocytes.
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic stem cells.
Research suggests that astrocytes can play a positive role in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy – diseases with no cure and pressing unmet needs.
The activated microglia caused problems for astrocytes, the cells that help neurons get nutrients and function properly.
These often-overlooked cells, which include oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, are the most abundant cell types in the central nervous system.
Astrocytes contribute almost exclusively to brain glycogen storage yet do not develop Lafora bodies, which might highlight the importance of the capacity to degrade glycogen.
Current understanding of pathophysiology is largely restricted to understanding the generation of Lafora bodies, and their exclusive appearance in neurons and not in astrocytes.
They seem not to have glycogen phosphorylase, which is present in astrocytes to degrade glycogen.
Common combinations with astrocytes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in astrocytes 2×