The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear.
Synonyms: Satellite Glia Cell, Cell, Glia, Glial Cell, Satellite, Cell, Glial, Glia Cell, Satellite, Neuroglia, Bergmann Glial Cell, Satellite Glia Cells, Glia Cell, Bergmann, Satellite Glia, Cell, Satellite Glial, Satellite Glias, Glial Cell, Satellite Glial Cells, Cell, Bergmann Glia, Neuroglial Cell, Glia Cells, Glia, Satellite, Neuroglias, Cell, Neuroglial, Glial Cells, Bergmann Glia Cells, Glias, Cell, Bergmann Glial, Cell, Satellite Glia, Bergmann Glia, Glia Cell, Glia, Bergmann, Bergmann Glial Cells, Neuroglial Cells, Bergmann Glia Cell, Glia, Glial Cell, Bergmann, Satellite Glial Cell
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