NEUROGLIA
\njuːɹˈɒɡli͡ə], \njuːɹˈɒɡliə], \n_j_uː_ɹ_ˈɒ_ɡ_l_iə]\
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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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The supporting substance of the nerves and cells of the brain and spinal cord, composed of a delicate fibrous network enclosing two varieties of cells, called spider cells and mossy cells.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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