astrocyte

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English - Turkish
astrosit
(Anatomi) yıldız şeklindeki neuroglia hücresi
English - English
a neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain
comparatively large neuroglial cell
Common cell type in the brain that supports the functions of the neurons
A support cell in the CNS which produces scars (sclerosis) on damaged tissue resulting in plaques or lesions
= large cells belonging to the Neuroglia with many branched out processes and capable of phagocytosis
astron (star), kytos (cell)
One of the brain cells that supports the nervous tissue
{i} star-shaped neuroglial cell which provides nutrients and insulation to nerve cells (Anatomy)
A star-shaped cell, comparatively large which supports the nerve cells (neurons) of the brain and spinalcord
Cell which supports the nerve cells (neurons) of the brain and spinal cord

Related Terms

fibrous astrocyte
star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord
protoplasmic astrocyte
a kind of astrocyte found in the gray matter