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Review
. 2000 Mar:85 Spec No:197S-202S.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-445x.2000.tb00024.x.

Mechanisms of glial retraction in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system of the rat

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Mechanisms of glial retraction in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system of the rat

A K Salm. Exp Physiol. 2000 Mar.

Abstract

It has been known for more than twenty years that changes in glial coverage of magnocellular neurones in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system accompany activation of those neurones. This led to the so-called 'glial retraction hypothesis.' However, until recently, little has been established as to how this structural plasticity of astrocytes develops. This paper will explore a number of hypotheses and supporting data concerning these changes.

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