Neuroglia

Of central nervous system, interstitial tissue and glioma.   May also be referred to as glia.

Sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system.

This concept's ID is @1~29843

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  • neurogliacyte 3 facts

    A cell of the neuroglia.

  • microglia 1 facts

    Neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic.

  • oligodendroglia 1 facts

    Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath...

  • astroglia 1 facts

    Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.