This chapter focuses on the structure of the different types of cells in the nervous system: neurons and glia. These are broad categories, within which are many types of cells that differ in structure, chemistry, and function. Nonetheless, the distinction between neurons and glia is important. ...
and glia, cells that provide support functions for the neurons by playing an information processing role that is complementary to neurons. A neuron can be compared to an electrical wire—it transmits a signal from one place to another. Glia can be compared to...
Cells of the Nervous System: Neurons and GliaPeggy Mason, PhD
With a diameter of 10 nm, neurofilaments are intermediate in size between microtubules and microfilaments. They exist in all cells of the body as intermediate filaments; only in neurons are they called neurofilaments. The difference in name reflects differences in structure among different tissues....
GliaProgenitor cellsCollagen gelThree-dimensionalThe physiologic environment of neuronal and glial cells is the three-dimensional (3D) tissue. We and others have demonstrated that more physiologically relevant cell responses occur in 3D culture environments as opposed to flat stiff culture substrates such...
Because they are simple and highly controlled, cocultures of different cells of the nervous system are a valuable tool in the investigations of these complex relationships. This unit describes protocols to set up neuron-glia and microglia-astrocyte sandwich cocultures, in which the selected cell ...
Although infrequently, Cx36 has also been expressed in glial cells. In particular it has been detected in SGCs of the trigeminal ganglia (Garrett and Durham, 2008). To date, Cx43 is the only well-characterized Cx in the DRG, located at the cell membranes of SGCs and its expression ...
The central nervous system is composed of neurons and glia cells. Although neurons have long been considered the functionally important cells, an ever-expa... M Soldán,I Pirko - 《Seminars in Neurology》 被引量: 49发表: 2012年 Peripheral neuropathy in globoid cell leucodystrophy (Morbus Krabb...
Recent work shows that glial cells in species throughout the animal kingdom appear to contribute to the functioning of the neurones and are equipped to receive signals from them. However, the detailed mechanisms of the signalling and its role in vivo are generally unclear. Parts of some inverte...
Radial glial cells, ubiquitous throughout the developing CNS, guide radially migrating neurons and are the precursors of astrocytes. Recent evidence indicates that radial glial cells also generate neurons in the developing cerebral cortex. Here we invest