Calcium waves are generated from the astrocyte endoplasmatic reticulum, in response to neuronal electrochemical stimulation. The waves feed back on neurons, modulating (reinforcing or depressing) their activity and the ...

Neutrophils are short-lived phagocytic cells equipped with several receptors for pathogen recognition and phagocytosis and have intracellular and extracellular effector mechanisms that can inactivate pathogens. Leishmaniases ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, are far from beingthe only RNA-containing extracellular particles (EPs). Recently, new 35-nm-sized EPswere discovered by asymmetric-flow field-flow ...