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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. neuroglia
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. experimental design
  3. mathematics and statistics
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. neuroglia
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. neuroglia
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. neuroglia
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. neuroglia
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. neuroglia

Preferred term

neuroglia

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the blood-brain barrier and blood-retinal barrier, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • glia
  • glial cells
  • macroglia
  • microglia
  • neuroglial cells

In other languages

  • neuroglía

    Spanish

  • células gliales
  • macroglía
  • microglía

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/13533

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