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glial filaments — Intermediate filaments of glial cells, made of glial fibrillary acidic protein … Dictionary of molecular biology
glial fibrillary acidic protein — (GFAP) the protein forming the glial filaments of the astrocytes; it is used as an immunohistochemical marker of these cells. It also occurs in radial glia and occasionally in peripheral neuroglia. Glial fibrillary acidic protein in malignant… … Medical dictionary
Glial fibrillary acidic protein — (GFAP) is an intermediate filament (IF) protein that is found in glial cells such as astrocytes, but also in other cell types such as Leydig cells in the testis and stellate cells in the liver.cite journal | author = J A Holash, S I Harik, G… … Wikipedia
Glial scar — formation (gliosis) is a reactive cellular process involving astrogliosis that occurs after injury to the Central Nervous System. As with scarring in other organs and tissues, the glial scar is the body s mechanism to protect and begin the… … Wikipedia
intermediate filaments — a class of cytoplasmic filaments, 8–11 nm in diameter, that predominantly act as structural components of the cytoskeleton and also allow various movements in cellular processes. Different types contain different, tissue specific proteins; see… … Medical dictionary
Proteína ácida fibrilar glial — HUGO 4235 Símbolo GFAP Datos genéticos … Wikipedia Español
intermediate filaments — A class of cytoplasmic filaments of animal cells so named originally because their diameter (nominally 10nm) in muscle cells was intermediate between thick and thin filaments. Unlike microfilaments and microtubules, the protein subunits of… … Dictionary of molecular biology
astrocyte — One of the large neuroglia cells of nervous tissue. SEE ALSO: neuroglia. SYN: astroglia cell, astroglia, Cajal cell (2), Deiters cells (2), macroglia cell, macroglia, spider cell (1). [G. astron, star, + kytos … Medical dictionary
Nerve guidance conduit — A nerve guidance conduit (also referred to as an artificial nerve conduit or artificial nerve graft, as opposed to an autograft) is an artificial means of guiding axonal regrowth to facilitate nerve regeneration and is one of several clinical… … Wikipedia
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium
