Astroglial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Astroglial is an adjective meaning (medicine) Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord.
Meaning
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the astrocytes, the star-shaped glial cells of the brain and spinal cord.
Example Sentences
Specifically, growing evidence indicates that there are several astroglial lineages, that there are regional differences in the patterns of gliogenesis within the CNS, that astrocytes from different brain regions have distinct properties (see Chapter 4), and that glial progenitors remain in the adult mammalian CNS.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include astrocytic, glial, neuroglial, astrocytical, astroglaciological, axoglial.
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