neuroglia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of neuroglia
1870–75; neuro- + Late Greek glía glue
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Unlike neurons, which earned their starring roles in neuroscience as soon as researchers demonstrated what they did, neuroglia didn’t get much respect until more than a century after their discovery.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
Even worse, as other biologists investigated neuroglia over the next few decades, they started jumping to a variety of conclusions – not all of them accurate.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
Figure 4.20 Nervous Tissue Nervous tissue is made up of neurons and neuroglia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Recent research is shedding light on the more complex role of neuroglia in the function of the brain and nervous system.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
If these theories be true, what, it may be asked, is the agency that causes the dendrites to contract or the neuroglia cells to expand?
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various
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