Scientists are adding additional brush strokes to the revolutionary new image now emerging for star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord. Their report, which suggests a key role for astrocytes in morphine’s ability to relieve pain and cause addiction, appears online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication. In the study, Piotr Suder and colleagues point out that nearly everyone viewed astrocytes – the most abundant cells in the brain – as supporting actors in the drama of brain activity…

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