Sex Differences Journal Publishes Inflammatory Response Research
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 15:32
in Health & Medicine
Sex differences in incidence, age of onset, symptoms or outcome are evident in many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Astrocytes, one of the glial cell types of the brain, show sex differences in number of cells, function, and differentiation. Glial cells are involved with physical support for neurons, while others regulate the internal environment of the brain, and provide nutrients to neurons of the brain.