Protocol for Three-dimensional Confocal Morphometric Analysis of AstrocytesMaryam Bagheri 1, Arjang Rezakhani 1, Mehrdad Roghani 2, Mohammad T. Joghataei 3,4, Simin Mohseni 1
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 2Neurophysiology Research Center, Shahed University, 3Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, 4School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Astrocytes in the CNS change their functional and structural properties in response to harmful stimuli. This report presents a protocol for assessment of three-dimensional astrocyte morphology in diseased conditions or after therapeutic interventions.