astrocyte

  • 71macroglia — SYN: astrocyte. [macro + G. glia, glue] * * * mac·ro·glia ma kräg lē ə, .mak rō glī ə n glia made up of astrocytes mac·ro·gli·al əl adj * * * n. one of the two basic classes of glia (the non nervous cells of the central nervous system), divided… …

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  • 72Myelin sheath gap — Drawing of a peripheral nerve axon (labeled axis cylinder ), showing a node of Ranvier along with other features …

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  • 73Outline of neuroscience — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to neuroscience: Neuroscience – an interdisciplinary science that studies the nervous system.[1] Contents 1 Nervous system 1.1 Central nervous system …

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  • 74Glutamina sintetasa — Glutamato amonio ligasa Centro activo entre dos monómeros de glutamina sintetasa de la Salmonella typhimurium. Los sitios de unión de los cationes están en amarillo y naranja, el ADP está en rosa y la fosfinotricina está en azul.[1 …

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  • 75astro- — ♦ Élément, du lat. astrum « astre ». ⇒ASTRO , élément préf. Élément préf. correspondant à astre ou aster, formateur de composés subst. ou adj., princ. en astron., biol., bot. et zool. I. Correspond à astre; le 2e terme est gén. formé à partir du… …

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  • 76astrocytome — ● astrocytome nom masculin Tumeur maligne du système nerveux central se développant aux dépens des astrocytes (cellules constitutives du tissu de soutien du système nerveux central). ⇒ASTROCYTOME, subst. masc. MÉD. ,,Tumeur du système nerveux… …

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  • 77astrocytic — adjective of or relating to or containing large star shaped cells in the neuroglia • Pertains to noun: ↑astrocyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑astrocyte • Topics: ↑neurology …

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  • 78astroglia — noun tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells • Syn: ↑macroglia • Hypernyms: ↑neuroglia, ↑glia • Part Meronyms: ↑astrocyte * * * aˈsträglēə, ˌastrəˈglīə noun …

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  • 79oligodendrocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from olig + dendr + cyte Date: 1932 a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches …

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  • 80astrocytic — adjective see astrocyte …

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