Definition of Astroglia
1. Noun. Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.
Medical Definition of Astroglia
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The largest and most numerous neuroglial cells found in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those which form the blood-brain barrier. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and reactive astrocytes (along with microglia) respond to injury. Astrocytes have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels.
See: oligodendrocytes.
(18 Nov 2007)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astroglia
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