Concept information
Preferred term
Neuroglia
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- 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.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonym(s)
- Glia
- Glia Cells
- Glial Cells
- Neuroglial Cells
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- cytology (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- transplantation (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Cellule gliale
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Cellule neurogliale
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Cellule névroglique
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Cellules gliales
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Cellules neurogliales
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Cellules névrogliques
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Glie
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Neuroglie
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FSZSV6WW-5
Equivalent concepts
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