- Look up glia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Glia, also
called glial cells (gliocytes) or neuroglia, are non-neuronal
cells in the
central nervous...
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Radial glial cells, or
radial glial progenitor cells (RGPs), are bipolar-shaped
progenitor cells that are
responsible for
producing all of the neurons...
- A
glial scar
formation (gliosis) is a
reactive cellular process involving astrogliosis that
occurs after injury to the
central nervous system. As with...
- "cell"), also
known collectively as astroglia, are
characteristic star-shaped
glial cells in the
brain and
spinal cord. They
perform many functions, including...
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Satellite glial cells,
formerly called amphicytes, are
glial cells that
cover the
surface of
neuron cell
bodies in
ganglia of the
peripheral nervous system...
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Glial tumor is a
general term for
numerous tumors of the
central nervous system,
including astrocytomas,
ependymal tumors, Oligodendroglioma, and primitive...
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a
protein that is
encoded by the GFAP gene in humans. It is a type III
intermediate filament (IF)
protein that...
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Neurotoxicity is a form of
toxicity in
which a biological, chemical, or
physical agent produces an
adverse effect on the
structure or
function of the central...
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Nasal glial heterotopia refers to
congenital malformations of
displaced normal,
mature glial tissue,
which are no
longer in
continuity with an intracranial...
- stem cells, and
generate the
intermediate progenitor cells known as
radial glial cells, that
differentiate into
neurons and glia in the
process of neurogenesis...
