title: Glia in mammalian development and disease.
abstract: Glia account for more than half of the cells in the mammalian nervous system, and the past few decades have witnessed a flood of studies that detail novel functions for glia in nervous system development, plasticity and disease. Here, and in the accompanying poster, we review the origins of glia and discuss their diverse roles during development, in the adult nervous system and in the context of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA brad.zuchero@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J Bradley
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zuchero
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Ben A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000502:physiology; D008322:Mammals / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology*; D017628:Microglia / Q000502:physiology; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000502:physiology*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000166:cytology*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000502:physiology; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Astrocyte; Glia; Microglia; Myelination; Nervous system; Oligodendrocyte