astroglia
noun
as·tro·glia
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Medical Definition of astroglia
: glial tissue composed of astrocytes
Another cell type, astroglia, helps pattern the brain in fetal development and is later involved in synaptic activity.— Sandra Blakeslee, The New York Times, 8 Feb. 2005 They point to possible problems in uptake of the chemical glutamate by specific neuroglial cells, called astroglia, leading to nerve cell injury and subsequent nerve cell death. — Cat Watch, March 1998
Other Words from astroglia
astroglial
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adjective
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These results indicate that astroglial gap junctions provide an activity-dependent intercellular pathway for the delivery of energetic metabolites from blood vessels to distal neurons.
— Nathalie Rouach et al., Science, 5 Dec. 2008