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Types

Ectodermal Macrophages Phagocytosis Blood islands Yolk sac

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Functions

Extracellular fluid Embryogenesis Axons Dendrites Synaptic plasticity

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Function

Nutrients Oxygen Insulate Pathogens Neurotransmission

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Development

Embryo Neural tube Crest Hematopoietic stem cells Ventricular zone

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FMA: 54536 54541, 54536
MeSH: D009457
Precursor: Neuroectoderm for macroglia, and hematopoietic stem cells for microglia
System: Nervous system
TA98: A14.0.00.005
TH: H2.00.06.2.00001

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Overview

Neurons Neuron
Cells Cell (biology)
Central nervous system
Brain
Spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
Electrical impulses Action potential
Tissue Tissue (biology)
Human body
Homeostasis
Myelin
Oligodendrocytes Oligodendrocyte
Astrocytes Astrocyte
Ependymal cells Ependymal cell
Microglia
Schwann cells Schwann cell
Satellite cells Satellite glial cell

Function

Nutrients Nutrient
Oxygen
Insulate Myelination
Pathogens Pathogen
Neurotransmission
Synaptic connections Synapse
Breathing
Consolidation of memories Memory consolidation
Rudolf Virchow
Greek Koine Greek
Glue
Nervous system

Types

Development

Embryo
Neural tube
Crest Neural crest
Hematopoietic stem cells Hematopoietic stem cell
Ventricular zone
Stroke
Gliosis
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells Oligodendrocyte precursor cell
Post-mitotic Mitosis
Transmitters Neurotransmitter

Functions

Clinical significance

History

Bibliography

Brodal, Per Per Alf Brodal
ISBN ISBN (identifier)
Wayback Machine

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Nodes85

Edges84

Triples97

Avg. degree1.98

Density0.023529

Components1

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Glia

Top relations

related to Bibliography · 14

Glia → Archived, Brodal, Dale, ISBN, Kettenmann, Neuroglia, Neuroscience, Oxford University Press, Per, Ransom, Sinauer Associates, The, UVcswaD3Ay4, Wayback MachinePuves

related to External links · 13

Glia → Archived, Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine, From Dementia, How New Discoveries, In The Other Brain, Network Glia, Neuroscientist Douglas Field, Schizophrenia, Science, The Leonard Lopate Show, The Other Brain, Wayback Machine, WNYC

related to Clinical significance · 9

Glia → Alzheimer's, CNS, Generally, However, In, PNS, Then, When, While

related to Capacity to divide · 8

Glia → By, For, Glial, However, In, Only, The, They

related to Microglia · 8

Glia → ALS, Alzheimer's, In, Microglia, Microglial, Parkinson's, These, They

related to Neuron repair and development · 8

Glia → After, CNS, For, Glial, In, PNS, Schwann, This

related to Development · 7

Glia → CNS, In, Most, Schwann, The, These, These PNS

related to Functions · 4

Glia → CNS, During, Others, Some

related to Total number · 4

Glia → Glial, In, The, There

related to history · 3

Glia → Although, Cellular Pathology, Rudolf Virchow

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Important terminology

cells glial neurons nervous brain system microglia astrocytes cns central myelin oligodendrocytes neural tissue types peripheral number also processes pns

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Glia	FMA	54536 54541, 54536	1.00	infobox
Glia	MeSH	D009457	1.00	infobox
Glia	Precursor	Neuroectoderm for macroglia, and hematopoietic stem cells for microglia	1.00	infobox
Glia	System	Nervous system	1.00	infobox
Glia	TA98	A14.0.00.005	1.00	infobox
Glia	TH	H2.00.06.2.00001	1.00	infobox
breathing	instance of	and in physiological processes	0.80	text
synaptic plasticity	instance of	Some glial cells display regional diversity in the CNS and their functions may vary between the CNS regions.Neuron repair and developmentGlia are crucial in the development of t…	0.80	text
synaptogenesis	instance of	Some glial cells display regional diversity in the CNS and their functions may vary between the CNS regions.Neuron repair and developmentGlia are crucial in the development of t…	0.80	text
glutamate	instance of	which aids in distinguishing between separate action potentials and prevents toxic build-up of certain neurotransmitters	0.80	text
which would otherwise lead to excitotoxicity	instance of	which aids in distinguishing between separate action potentials and prevents toxic build-up of certain neurotransmitters	0.80	text
glutamate	instance of	astrocytes release gliotransmitters	0.80	text

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