Gliogenesis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gliogenesis is a noun meaning The generation of non-neuronal glia populations derived from multipotent neural stem cells.
Meaning
The generation of non-neuronal glia populations derived from multipotent neural stem cells.
Example Sentences
The "indifferent cell" described by Schaper was an apolar element occurring ubiquitously in the growing central nervous system and capable of the dual function of neurogenesis and gliogenesis.
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 postnatal, neurogliogenesis, glioblast, oligodendrogliogenesis, neurobiogenesis, neuronogenesis.
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