Conference on Glial-Neuronal Interaction; Cambridge, England; September 4-7, 1990

神经细胞和神经胶质细胞是主要的细胞类型 在神经系统中。 胶质细胞包围着神经细胞， 构成了神经系统的一半以上。 的 传统观点认为神经胶质细胞只是空间填充物 然而，随着新的神经细胞的出现， 技术，它已被确定，胶质细胞起着至关重要的作用， 在许多神经过程中的作用，如神经发生，神经 再生和神经功能。 胶质细胞已经被证明 以复杂的方式与神经细胞相互作用， 神经系统的健康。 A会议根据 纽约科学院的赞助计划， 将研究者聚集在一起， 涉及脊椎动物和无脊椎动物系统的制剂。 的 这次会议的目的是讨论最近在 神经胶质细胞的细胞生物学和生理学， 最有前途的未来发展方向。

Nerve cells and glial cells are the major cell types present within the nervous system. Glia cells surround nerve cells and constitutes more than half the mass of the nervous system. The traditional view was that glial cells were just space fillers between nerve cells, however, with the advent of new technologies, it has been determined that glia plays a crucial role in many neuronal processes such as neurogenesis, neural regeneration and neural function. Glia have been shown to interact with nerve cells in complex ways that are essential for the health of the nervous system. A conferences under the auspices of the New York Academy of Sciences has been planned to bring together investigators studying in vivo and in vitro preparations involving vertebrate and invertebrate systems. The intent of this meeting is to discuss the recent advances in the cell biology and physiology of glial cells and to examine the most promising lines of future development.