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Neurons and Glia: Separation Techniques and Biochemical Interrelationships

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Structural Neurochemistry

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In recent years it has become evident that, because of the individuation of specific cells within the central nervous system (CNS) at the physiological, functional, and structural level, their biochemistry is likely to differ in certain critical aspects, too. Thus, it has become necessary to devise techniques to study biochemical variables within individual cells or cell classes. While both neurons and glia certainly differ among themselves biochemically as well as functionally, and the physiological role of different glial subclasses, Oligodendroglia, astrocytes, and microglia, has been extensively studied,(1) so far technical sophistication has scarcely proceeded beyond the point of separating the two major classes, neurons and glia, and examining some of their interrelationships.

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Rose, S.P.R. (1969). Neurons and Glia: Separation Techniques and Biochemical Interrelationships. In: Lajtha, A. (eds) Structural Neurochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7157-5_9

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