glia
noun
glial
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a word derived from
glia.
Example Sentences
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"One potential future direction is to repurpose these drugs to target overactivation of glial cells and perhaps reverse some of the phenotypes in tauopathies"
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Duke researchers focused on satellite glial cells, which surround and support sensory neurons.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
According to the researchers, satellite glial cells appear to pass healthy mitochondria directly into sensory neurons through tiny structures known as tunneling nanotubes.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
By contrast, suzetrigine inhibits pain by taking advantage of voltage-gated sodium channels found on the membranes of neurons, muscle cells and glial cells, particularly at the junction between neurons and muscle cells.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
They contend that all the phenomena can be more simply explained without postulating the movement required for the Duval Theory or the glial activity of Ramon y Cajal's hypothesis.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
