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Neuroglia   Listen
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Neuroglia  n.  (Anat.) The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord; called also Kölliker's reticulum. It is composed of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have important metablolic functions. Among them are the astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and microglia cells.





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Words linked to "Neuroglia" :   glioma, neurogliacyte, microglia, glial cell, CNS, oligodendroglia, glia, central nervous system, oligodendria, macroglia, neuroglial, neuroglial cell, interstitial tissue, systema nervosum centrale, astroglia


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