Glial cells
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
Reference
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.