glial cell

1. Any of the cells making up the glia, such as the star-shaped cells called astrocytes.

Example Sentences

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.

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Through this, Geschwind and his team were able to identify the major cortical cell types affected in autism spectrum disorder, which included both neurons and their support cells, known as glial cells.

From Science Daily

In this disease, the body's immune cells attack the cells that form myelin, the so-called oligodendrocytes, which belong to the group of glial cells.

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The ability to influence whether stem cells differentiate into nerve or glial cells would be a great advantage.

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These malignant brain tumors develop out of glial cells in the brain.

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