Glial is essential for blood vessel development in the zebrafish brain.
Chiu S; Zhou Q; Xiao C; Bai L; Zhu X; Ding W; Xiong JW
The study looked at how a part of the brain called the blood-brain barrier forms, using zebrafish. They found that a specific protein in certain brain cells called glia is important for the barrier's development. This discovery might help us understand how human brains work too.