glial
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- adjective
- /ˈɡlaɪəl/
- Specialized
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glial
- Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type and constitute about 40% of all the cells in the human brain.
- glial fibrillary
- glial fibrillary acidic
- glial fibrillary acidic protein
And it's so fascinating because we have these little cells in our brain called glial cells, and they shrink during deep sleep.
- And it's so fascinating because we have these little cells in our brain called glial cells, and they shrink during deep sleep.
- So in a degenerative brain disease, glial cells are slowly dying off and the brain's atrophying.
- You can do a bunch of similar things, but you don't have to rely on fluids being kind of cleaned slowly by glial cells.
- What happens is they shrink in size, so these glial cells get smaller and your brain has cerebral spinal fluid, right?
- So VGNF grows with with exercise and, and GDNF is glial cells, which is the protective cells.
- And it's it's really fantastic to see that this actually the most abundant cell type in the brain is the the glial cell are getting the attention they deserve.
Examples
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During insults to the CNS, astrocytes undergo a substantial transformation, producing glial scars in a process commonly known as "reactive astrogliosis."
Academic text (2018) -
Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cell type and constitute about 40% of all the cells in the human brain.
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But it's called the glymphatic system, named after the glial cells that make it up.
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After stroke, we develop a glial scar in the brain and functionality is reduced in that area.
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That's something else I should mention: there are instances in the brain of what is known as "glial regeneration" where glial cells actually repair the damaged axons of certain neurons.
Blog text (17) -
After stroke, we develop a glial scar in the brain and functionality is reduced in that area.
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Human glial progenitor cells placed in mouse brains multiplied and then matured into astrocytes.
Synonyms
Relating to the cells that support and protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord
Compounds
- Specialized
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A part of the brain and nerves that supports, protects, and helps nerve cells work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glial comes from the Greek glia, which means 'glue' and gives a helpful image of cells that hold nerve cells together. So, glial describes the support cells that help the nervous system work.