Drosophila Glia

by Honglei Wang, Linfang Wang, Margaret S Ho, et al.

Book Overview

Glia, the non-neuronal cells in the nervous systems, are both passive and active participants in diverse arrays of neuronal function. The diversity of glial cells in various animal species appears to be correlated with the complexity of brains. In the animal Drosophila melanogaster, glia are similarly categorized to their mammalian counterparts in morphology and function. Surface glia cover the outermost surface of the brain and function as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1615047999
• ISBN13: 9781615047994
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Morgan & Claypool
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.3"