Glial cells: The other cells of the nervous system

Autor:	Daya K. Manghani, Medha S. Rajadhyaksha
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Nervous system Cell type Microglia Central nervous system Biology Education Myelin medicine.anatomical_structure nervous system Gliosis Peripheral nervous system Immunology medicine Neuroglia medicine.symptom Neuroscience
Zdroj:	Resonance. 7:20-26
ISSN:	0973-712X 0971-8044
DOI:	10.1007/bf02836135
Popis:	In 1846 Rudolf Virchow recognized for the first time that the vertebrate brain had a large population of cells other than the neurons, collectively called the neuroglia. Much later, various types of glial cells were identified and described (see Part 1) While pathologists studied glia extensively in normal and injured or diseased brains, most textbooks mentioned glia only cursorily. In the last decade, however, new techniques of identification of specific glial cells have given an impetus to the study of their role in the central nervous system (CNS). In this series, we aim to update students about these important other cells of the nervous system. The present article highlights some aspects of the structure and function of astrocytes, the major macroglia in the CNS. Other glial cell types will be discussed in subsequent articles.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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