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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.
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- Glia
- Glia Cells
- Glial Cells
- Neuroglial Cells
- Cell, Glia
- Cell, Glial
- Cell, Neuroglial
- Glia Cell
- Glial Cell
- Glias
- Neuroglial Cell
- Neuroglias
- Bergmann Glia
- Bergmann Glia Cells
- Bergmann Glial Cells
- Satellite Glia
- Satellite Glia Cells
- Satellite Glial Cells
- Bergmann Glia Cell
- Bergmann Glial Cell
- Cell, Bergmann Glia
- Cell, Bergmann Glial
- Cell, Satellite Glia
- Cell, Satellite Glial
- Glia Cell, Bergmann
- Glia Cell, Satellite
- Glia, Bergmann
- Glia, Satellite
- Glial Cell, Bergmann
- Glial Cell, Satellite
- Satellite Glia Cell
- Satellite Glial Cell
- Satellite Glias
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Neuroglia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009457. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009457
- Neuroglia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glia
- Neuroglia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q177105