Neuroglial

Japanese: neuroglia
Neuroglial

…Also called glia. A general term for the cellular elements that fill the spaces between neurons within the central nervous system, namely astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells, and the term neuroglia is sometimes used synonymously. The word 'glue' means 'glue' as an adhesive, and it plays the protective and supportive role that connective tissue plays in other tissues. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "neuroglia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…グリアともいう。中枢神経の内部でニューロンのあいだを埋めるような細胞要素,すなわち星状膠細胞,稀突起膠細胞,小膠細胞,上衣細胞を総称する語であり,ニューログリアneurogliaという語が同義に用いられることもある。〈膠〉は接着剤としての〈にかわ〉を意味し,他の組織で結合組織が果たしている保護・支持の役割を果たしている。…

※「neuroglia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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