glia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of glia
First recorded in 1885–90, glia is from the Late Greek word glía glue
Example Sentences
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The healthy protein is anchored on the cell membranes of neurons and glia throughout the brain, although its best validated role is in maintaining myelination of peripheral nerves.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
Finally, they showed that after actually damaging olfactory neurons, the ensheathing glia could not remove the degenerating axons in the flies on the high sugar diet because their Draper levels did not increase.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
“The addition of vitamin D differentiates brain cells—be they glia, be they neurons—and will push them down various lineages. If there is an absence of this vitamin, you will dedifferentiate the brain,” Eyles says.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 13, 2023
Mouse brains with the human version produced more basal radial glia, which in turn developed into more cortical neurons, than did mice with the archaic version.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 7, 2022
It presupposes an active interposition of the glia cells between the axon of one neuron and the dendrons of another.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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