Astrocytes -- Astroglia
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from "star" cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with "end feet" which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and "reactive astrocytes" (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Copy of a grant application to the Motor Neurone Disease Association for the proposed project 'Deriving motor neurones and astroglia from human embryonic stem cells: exploring models, mechanisms and the potential for transplantation', 2003
File — Box CLX-A-1497: Series Coll-1320/2, Box: data_value_missing_46a6b4ebd03faa99476ca6a5c4586881, Box: data_value_missing_b3f2ac1d2289bb0b3c7cf8af773a2195
Identifier: Coll-1320/2/2/19
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Contains copies of draft and completed grant application forms for various scientific projects, with related papers, including correspondence and reports to funding bodies. Proposed projects include research on stem cells, cloning, transgenics and animal embryology.
Dates:
2003