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MeSH Heading: Neuroglia
Tree Number(s): A08.637; A11.650
Unique ID: D009457
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009457
Scope Note: The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear.
Entry Term(s): Bergmann Glia; Bergmann Glia Cells; Bergmann Glial Cells; Glia; Glia Cells; Glial Cells; Neuroglial Cells; Satellite Glia; Satellite Glia Cells; Satellite Glial Cells
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/01/16

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0014711
Scope Note: The non-neuronal cells of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu, participate in the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER and BLOOD-RETINAL BARRIER, form the myelin insulation of nervous pathways, guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. Neuroglia have high-affinity transmitter uptake systems, voltage-dependent and transmitter-gated ion channels, and can release transmitters, but their role in signaling (as in many other functions) is unclear.
Terms: Neuroglia Preferred Term
Term UI T028183
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Glia
Term UI T028181
Date08/27/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Glial Cells
Term UI T028182
Date08/27/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Neuroglial Cells
Term UI T437487
Date02/28/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Glia Cells
Term UI T000999247
Date11/22/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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