macroglial cell
English
Etymology
macro- + glial cell
Noun
macroglial cell (plural macroglial cells)
- (neurology) An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell.
- 1997 September 12, Frank W. Pfrieger & Barbara A. Barres, “Synaptic Efficacy Enhanced by Glial Cells in Vitro”, in Science, volume 277, number 5332, DOI: , pages 1684-1687:
- Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells.
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Synonyms
- macroglia
Coordinate terms
- microglial cell