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macroglial cells

macroglial cells is the plural of macroglial cell.

Meaning of macroglial cell

Noun

macroglial cell (plural macroglial cells)

  1. An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell.
    • Thus, the ability to potentiate synaptic activity was specific to macroglial cells.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
    Synonyms:
    macroglia

Questions about macroglial cells

What is macroglial cells the plural of?
Macroglial cells is the plural of macroglial cell.

Words near macroglial cells in the dictionary

  1. macrogland
  2. macroglands
  3. macroglia
  4. macroglial
  5. macroglial cell
  6. macroglial cells
  7. macrogliosis
  8. macrogloblinemia
  9. macroglobulin
  10. macroglobulinaemia
  11. macroglobulinaemias

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