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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Müller glia, or Müller cells, are a type of retinal glial cells, first recognized and described by Heinrich Müller. They are found in the vertebrate retina...
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Astrocyte (redirect from Fibrous glia)
astrocyte proportion varies by region and ranges from 20% to around 40% of all glia. Another study reports that astrocytes are the most numerous cell type in...
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The glia limitans, or the glial limiting membrane, is a thin barrier of astrocyte foot processes associated with the parenchymal basal lamina surrounding...
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Radial glial cell (redirect from Bergmann glia)
the neurons in the cerebral cortex. RGPs also produce certain lineages of glia, including astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Their cell bodies (somata) reside...
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Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (redirect from NG2 glia)
known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, NG2-glia, O2A cells, or polydendrocytes, are a subtype of glia in the central nervous system named for their...
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Brain cell (section Glia)
functions. Nuclei are connected to other nuclei by tracts of white matter. Glia are the supporting cells of the neurons and have many functions of which...
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Glial scar (redirect from Reactive glia)
activation of microglia and astrocytes in aniso- and isomorphic gliotic tissue." Glia 8: 277-291. Elkabes S, DiCicco-Bloom EM, Black IB (1996). "Brain microglia/...
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Olfactory ensheathing cell (redirect from Olfactory ensheathing glia)
also known as olfactory ensheathing glia or olfactory ensheathing glial cells, are a type of macroglia (radial glia) found in the nervous system. They...
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Glia is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on the structure and function of neuroglia. It was established in 1988 and is published...
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transmit impulses to and from it , and neuroglia, also known as glial cells or glia, which assist the propagation of the nerve impulse as well as provide nutrients...
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The enteric glia, enteric glial cells or EGCs are a population of neuroglial cells that populate the enteric nervous system. These cells are one of the...
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Glia maturation factor is a neurotrophic factor implicated in nervous system development, angiogenesis and immune function. In humans, the glia maturation...
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neurolemmocytes (named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann) are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glial cells function to support neurons...
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the World Class Institute Program. In 2015, he established the Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction before becoming co-director of the IBS Center for Cognition...
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products. Neuroregenerative mechanisms may include generation of new neurons, glia, axons, myelin, or synapses. Neuroregeneration differs between the peripheral...
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Tarek Loubani is a Canadian doctor. He runs the Glia Project, which seeks to provide medical supplies to impoverished locations, and developed a low-cost...
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cell decides to become a multiciliated ependymal cell". Glia. 65 (7): 1032–1042. doi:10.1002/glia.23118. PMID 28168763. S2CID 3770948. Brat, Daniel J. (2010-01-01)...
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modeling to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons, glia and neural circuits. The understanding of the biological basis of learning...
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Pigment dispersing factor (pdf) is a gene that encodes the protein PDF, which is part of a large family of neuropeptides. Its hormonal product, pigment...
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Cerebral cortex (section Radial glia)
are derived locally from radial glia there is a subset population of neurons that migrate from other regions. Radial glia give rise to neurons that are...
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with a large amount of supporting non-nervous cells called neuroglia or glia from the Greek for "glue". In vertebrates, the CNS also includes the retina...
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Postsynaptic membrane, and their intimate association with surrounding glia. It also refers as well as the combined contributions of these three synaptic...
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demyelination animal model and multiple sclerosis lesions". Glia. 60 (10): 1468–80. doi:10.1002/glia.22367. PMID 22689449. S2CID 205834726. Podbielska M, Banik...
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seizures, as a treatment of psychosis. Observing the high concentration of glia in post-mortem brains of patients with epilepsy and a paucity in those with...
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Río-Hortega 1919 series of papers on microglia". Glia. 64 (11) (published 2016-09-16): 1801–40. doi:10.1002/glia.23046. PMID 27634048. S2CID 3712733. del Río...
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"Astrocyte control of the cerebrovasculature". Glia. 55 (12): 1214–21. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.477.3137. doi:10.1002/glia.20543. PMID 17659528. S2CID 5966765. Fawcett...
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their ability to generate new neurons. He studied control of synapses by glia, and the differentiation of astrocytes by endothelial cells. He investigated...
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Muller glia are a type of glial cell present in both the teleost and mammalian retina. Retinal regeneration in zebrafish is mediated by Muller glia, which...
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(2015-08-01). "Radial glia and neural progenitors in the adult zebrafish central nervous system". Glia. 63 (8): 1406–28. doi:10.1002/glia.22856. ISSN 1098-1136...
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