title: Neurobiology. Cholesterol--making or breaking the synapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Fairchild Science Building, Stanford, CA 94305-5125, USA. barres@stanford.edu
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barres
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001057:Apolipoproteins E / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000378:metabolism; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D001057:Apolipoproteins E; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002784:Cholesterol