Definition of Neuroglia. Meaning of Neuroglia. Synonyms of Neuroglia

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Definition of Neuroglia

Neuroglia
Neuroglia Neu*rog"li*a, n. [NL., fr. gr. ? ligament + ? glue.] (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.

Meaning of Neuroglia from wikipedia

- Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Glia, also called glial cells (gliocytes) or neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system (the brain and the...
- Four types of neuroglia found in the CNS are astrocytes, microglial cells, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes. Two types of neuroglia found in the PNS...
- central canal of the spinal cord. The ependyma is one of the four types of neuroglia in the central nervous system (CNS). It is involved in the production...
- are neurons, also known as nerve cells, and glial cells, also known as neuroglia. There are many types of neuron, and several types of glial cell. Neurons...
- is capped by a V-shaped or crescentic m**** of translucent, gelatinous neuroglia, termed the substantia gelatinosa of Rolando (or SGR) (or gelatinous substance...
- Gr**** 'cells with a few branches'), also known as oligodendroglia, are a type of neuroglia whose main function is to provide the myelin sheath to neuronal axons...
- specific transporters either on the presynaptic cell or on some other neuroglia to terminate the action of the neurotransmitter. The adult human brain...
- 28.2 3.3% Fibroblasts 4.3E+10 94.6 11.2% Myocytes 2.6E+07 0.08 0.01% Neuroglia 8.5E+09 12.8 1.5% Perivascular Cells / Pericytes / Mural 1.5E+09 0.56...
- median sulcus is the posterior end of the posterior median septum of neuroglia of the spinal cord. The septum varies in depth from 4 to 6 mm, but diminishes...
- that has the ability to differentiate into several different types of neuroglia through asymmetric cell division. It comes from a precursor (spongioblast)...