Glial cell

glial cells Nonconducting cells that serve as support cells in the nervous system and help to protect neurons.
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glial cell
(glee-ul) [Gk. glia, glue + L. cella, a chamber]
A nonconducting cell of the nervous system that provides support, insulation, and protection for the neurons.
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Glial cell (GLEE-uhl) A kind of cell in the nervous system that provides nutrition and support to a nerve cell.

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Main article: Glial cell
Glial cells are non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system.

glial cells Supportive cells that are closely associated with neurons.
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glial cells- supporting cells of the nervous system, including oligodendrocytes and astrocytes in the vertebrate central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheralnervous system ...

Glia
Glial cells surround neurons. Once thought to be simply support for neurons (glia = glue), they turn out to serve several important functions.
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A type of neuroglial cell in the central nervous system that helps support other nerve cells.
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So for example glial cells, which are one of the lineage choices for a stem cell, in and of itself can tell a stem cell to become a neuron. So when the stem cell's dividing in proximity to certain types of glial cells, they then become neurons.

Some axons are wrapped in a myelin sheath formed from the plasma membranes of specialized glial cells known as Schwann cells. Schwann cells serve as supportive, nutritive, and service facilities for neurons.

Embryologically, a cNS tract rather than a peripheral nerve. Popular experimental preparation for studies of regeneration of retino tectal projections in lower vertebrates and also for studies of glial cell lineage in CNS.

Intermediate filaments found in neurons and glial cells include peripherin, neurofilaments, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).

See also: Cells, Cell, Neuron, Glial cells, Trans