Answer :
Answer:
If astrocytes are non-functional, the interstitial fluid environment of the brain cannot be regulated. (interstitial fluid is the extracellular fluid around tissue cells, here it is the fluid around brain cells).
Explanation:
The astrocytes in the brain's interstitial fluid environment has a role in the storage and release of glucose . They also play an important role in providing nutrients to the neurons like lactate providing metabolic support.
They also play a very important role in glucose sensing ( controlling the detection of the levels of glucose in interstitial fluid ) in the brain.
Thus if they become unfunctional, the interstitial fluid environment of the brain cannot be regulated.