astrocyte activation

id: GO:0048143
name: astrocyte activation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A change in morphology and behavior of an astrocyte resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0002265astrocyte activation involved in immune response

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0001775cell activation