Unveiling the vital role of glial cells in the gut's 'second brain'

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In the Gut’s ‘Second Brain,’ Key Agents of Health Emerge | Quanta Magazine

https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-the-guts-second-brain-key-agents-of-health-emerge-20231121

Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand.

In the Gut’s ‘Second Brain,’ Key Agents of Health Emerge | Quanta Magazine