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Glial Cell

Glial Cell

Glial cells are nervous-system cells that support, protect, insulate, or regulate the environment around neurons.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000125View source record ↗

Overview

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Glial cells are nervous-system cells that support, protect, insulate, or regulate the environment around neurons.

Quick Facts

AT A GLANCE
Body systemNervous System
Typical locationCentral and peripheral nervous systems
Lineage / classNeural support cell
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000125

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeAstrocyteincludesCell typeOligodendrocyteincludesCell typeEpendymal Cellincludes
All 9 Structured Connections
Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Glial Cell · Cell type
Glial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Astrocyte · Cell type
Astrocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Glial Cell · Cell type
Glial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Oligodendrocyte · Cell type
Oligodendrocyte · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Glial Cell · Cell type
Glial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Ependymal Cell · Cell type
Ependymal Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Glial Cell · Cell type
Glial Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Schwann Cell · Cell type
Schwann Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Glial Cell · Cell type

Recommended Reading

Trusted references for learning more about Glial Cell.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Glial Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000125).