Glial cells

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A cell that supportscells in the nervous system that are nonneural cells. For example, astrocytes in the Central nervous system and Schwann cells in the Peripheral Nervous System [1].

Reference

  1. ↑ Alberts, B. Johnson, A. Lewis, J. Raff, M. Roberts, K. Walter, P. (2008). Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. United States of America: Garland Science. p1383-1384.


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