glial
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of or relating to neuroglia
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Alcoholic brain disease Nerve cells and other supporting cells (such as glial cells) of the nervous system require thiamine.
Along with neurons, the nervous system contains other specialized cells called glial cells (or simply glia), which provide structural and metabolic support.
Both tissues include a number of glial cells (although the white matter contains more), which are often referred to as supporting cells of the central nervous system.
’. citation Nevertheless, MS-like plaques (confluent demyelination) can appear citation Plaques in the white matter in MS are sharply delineated, while the glial scar in ADEM is smooth.
Epigenetic modifications regulate the transition from neural stem cells to glial progenitor cells (for example, differentiation into oligodendrocytes is regulated by the deacetylation and methylation of histones.
In the brain, they are present in different subcellular compartments in neuronal and glial cells, and contribute to different neuronal functions.