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Astrocytes (from
Ancient Gr**** ἄστρον, ástron, "star" and κύτος, kútos, "cavity", "cell"), also
known collectively as astroglia, are
characteristic star-shaped...
- In the
central nervous system,
glial cells include oligodendrocytes,
astrocytes,
ependymal cells and microglia, and in the
peripheral nervous system they...
- to as
reactive astrogliosis) is an
abnormal increase in the
number of
astrocytes due to the
destruction of
nearby neurons from
central nervous system (CNS)...
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briefly discussed below.
Reactive astrocytes are the main
cellular component of the
glial scar.
After injury,
astrocytes undergo morphological changes, extend...
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proliferation or
hypertrophy of
several different types of
glial cells,
including astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. In its most
extreme form, the proliferation...
- type II
astrocyte is
thought to be a
pathological type of cell in the brain; however, its
exact pathology remains unknown. Like
other astrocytes, it is...
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synaptic junctions.
Velate astrocytes are glia that
sheath the glomeruli. They are
protoplasmic astrocytes with
extremely thin veil-like processes...
- are
grouped into
macroglia of
astrocytes,
ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes, and much
smaller microglia.
Astrocytes are seen to be
capable of communication...
- blood–brain
barrier is
formed by
endothelial cells of the
capillary wall,
astrocyte end-feet
ensheathing the capillary, and
pericytes embedded in the capillary...
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including oligodendrocytes,
astrocytes, and microglia, they are
primarily released from
astrocytes.[citation needed]
Astrocytes rely on gap
junctions for...
