"Neuroglia" redirects here. For the nerve pain, see Neuralgia.
Glia
Illustration of the four different types of glial cells found in the central nervous system: ependymal cells (light pink), astrocytes (green), microglial cells (dark red) and oligodendrocytes (light blue)
Details
Precursor
Neuroectoderm for macroglia, and hematopoietic stem cells for microglia
System
Nervous system
Identifiers
MeSH
D009457
TA98
A14.0.00.005
TH
H2.00.06.2.00001
FMA
54536 54541, 54536
Anatomical terms of microanatomy
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Glia, also called glial cells (gliocytes) or neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses. The neuroglia make up more than one half the volume of neural tissue in the human body.[1] They maintain homeostasis, form myelin in the peripheral nervous system, and provide support and protection for neurons.[2] In the central nervous system, glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells and microglia, and in the peripheral nervous system they include Schwann cells and satellite cells.
Glia, also called glial cells (gliocytes) or neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral...
the neurons in the cerebral cortex. RGPs also produce certain lineages of glia, including astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Their cell bodies (somata) reside...
The glia limitans, or the glial limiting membrane, is a thin barrier of astrocyte foot processes associated with the parenchymal basal lamina surrounding...
Glia maturation factor is a neurotrophic factor implicated in nervous system development, angiogenesis and immune function. In humans, the glia maturation...
also known as olfactory ensheathing glia or olfactory ensheathing glial cells, are a type of macroglia (radial glia) found in the nervous system. They...
functions. Nuclei are connected to other nuclei by tracts of white matter. Glia are the supporting cells of the neurons and have many functions not all of...
receive and transmit impulses, and neuroglia, also known as glial cells or glia, which assist the propagation of the nerve impulse as well as provide nutrients...
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/...
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...
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)...
Postsynaptic membrane, and their intimate association with surrounding glia. It also refers as well as the combined contributions of these three synaptic...
known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, NG2-glia, O2A cells, or polydendrocytes, are a subtype of glia in the central nervous system named for their...
modeling to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons, glia and neural circuits. The understanding of the biological basis of learning...
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...
neurolemmocytes (named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann) are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glial cells function to support neurons...
Computational neuroscience (also known as theoretical neuroscience or mathematical neuroscience) is a branch of neuroscience which employs mathematics...
it is difficult to pinpoint the importance of glia on the extension of most follower neurons. In glia ablation experiments, follower axons can misroute...
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...
nervous system contains other specialized cells called glial cells (or simply glia), which provide structural and metabolic support. Many of the cells and vasculature...
(2015-08-01). "Radial glia and neural progenitors in the adult zebrafish central nervous system". Glia. 63 (8): 1406–1428. doi:10.1002/glia.22856. ISSN 1098-1136...
pathway interact closely with immature glia cells. In the forming corpus callosum of vertebrates, primitive glia cells first migrate to the ependymal zones...
neuropathic pain, glia become "activated" leading to the release of proteins that modulate neural activity. The activation of glia remains an area of...
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and how nerve cells grew; the role of glia cells, described by Colin Blakemore; Lewis Wolpert of UCL; Douglas A. Melton...
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