Medical Definition of Astroglia cell

1. 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 Cell

astrocytic
astrocytoma
astrocytoma
astrocytomas
astrocytomata
astrocytosis
astrocytosis cerebri
astrodome
astrodomes
astrodynamics
astroependymoma
astrogate
astrogator
astroglia
astroglia
astroglia cell (current term)
astrography
astroid
astroid
astroids
astroite
astrokinetic
astrolabe
astrolabe
astrolabes
astrolatry
astrolithology
astrologer
astrologer
astrologers

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