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| | Drosophila tissue and organ development: Glia |
 | | Whether the epithelial and marginal glia arise from distinct precursors that migrate on the same pathway is unclear. | | | Subsequent migration of glia from the dorsal and ventral margin progenitors is then both permitted and directed along the specific pathways of the scaffold. | | | Moreover, glia follow the aberrant pathways of scaffold axons that project aberrantly, as occurs in the mutant dachsous. |
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http://www.sdbonline.org/fly/aimorph/glia.htm
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| | Radial Glia in the Neocortex... |
| | The current experiment, however, is the first demonstration of glia with radial glia-like immunoreactivity and morphology in the neocortex of the adult rat. | | | During this stage, radial glia cells are immunoreactive for vimentin and Rat-401, but not for GFAP. | | | Thus, they may have served a purpose during that stage of brain development—as guides for late migrating neurons into the damaged area (see above, Ref 6) as aids in the repair of the glial limitans, or as guides for callosal or other fibers (25)—but are simply vestigial. |
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http://mickey.utmem.edu/netpapers/Rosen/Radial94/RadialMain.html
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| | 2003 GRC on Glial Biology: Functional Interactions Among Glia & Neurons |
| | Non-neuronal cells clearly have vital roles in neuronal development, activity, plasticity, and recovery from injury, and recent studies have shown that glia are not simply the matrix in which neurons are embedded. | | | For example, much more is known about glia-neuron interactions at the excitatory glutamatergic synapse compared to other neurotransmitter systems, and this conference should stimulate expansion of cross-disciplinary studies of cell-cell interactions in other transmitter pathways. | | | Interactions among these researchers for the first time would be expected to lead to novel insights into roles of glia in nervous system function and to focus research on resolving controversies and pushing forward the frontiers in this new subdiscipline of Neuroscience. |
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http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2003/glial.htm
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| | Lowly Glia Strengthen Brain Connections |
| | Glia make up approximately 90 percent of the cells in the human brain and yet researchers have assigned mainly passive functions to them. | | | In the brain, such connections allow nerve cells to pass along messages about our every sensation, thought and movement. | | | This is the conclusion of a study reported in the September 12 issue of Science by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine. |
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http://www.docguide.com/dg.nsf/PrintPrint/5EFFB900F3DE4A888525651C00532065
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| | Wiley::Glia |
| | Wiley > Life & Medical Sciences > Neuroscience > Glia | | | GLIA is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles dealing with all aspects of glial structure and function. |
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http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-GLIA.html
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| | Glia |
| | These, and still other functions, make glia very important, indeed. | | | One of the functions of glia is to "myelinate" axons. | | | Also, some diseases affect certain types of glia, but not all glia. |
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http://distance.stcc.edu/AandP/AP/AP1pages/nervssys/unit10/glia.htm
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| | AAAS Science's STKE pp. tw62 |
| | Thus, rather than relying on conventional synaptic communication, Bergmann glia regulate neuronal migration by releasing D-serine as a neuromodulator. | | | They are guided by radial glia cells, although this intercellular relationship does not appear to require conventional synapse formation. | | | Stimulation of the AMPA receptors in cultured glia increased the secretion of D-serine, whereas treatment with an AMPA receptor antagonist blocked basal production of D-serine. |
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http://stke.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sigtrans;2005/271/tw62
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| | glia |
| | There are three main types of glia cells in the central nervous system: microglia, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, each of which perform different functions. | | | Glia cells are specialized to support and nourish the neurons and have many regulatory functions. | | | Glia are specialized cells of the nervous system whose main function is to "glue" neurons together. |
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http://www.yourencyclopedia.net/Glia.html
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| | Nikon MicroscopyU: Featured Microscopist - Thomas J. Deerinck |
| | Glia are the class of nerve cells that provide structural support for neurons. | | | The term neuroglia literally means “nerve glue” and refers to what was formerly believed to be the only function of the cells. | | | Also referred to as neuroglia, the cells are continuously capable of division and are more than ten times as abundant as neurons in the human brain. |
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http://www.microscopyu.com/featuredmicroscopist/deerinck/deerinckimage4.html
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| | ESPN.com - Horse Racing - Glia sails in muddy Pebbles |
| | Frankel said he would take Glia back to California, but did not know what race he would point her to. | | | This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form. | | | Though Glia had never run on dirt, her breeding suggested she could handle it. |
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http://espn.go.com/horse/news/2002/1014/1446014.html
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| | Glia High IQ Society |
| | The Glia Society is an international organization for friendly contact between intelligent individuals. | | | Or try some of these mind games if you like. | | | For membership, there are requirements in the form of scores on selected high-range IQ tests. |
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http://paulcooijmans.lunarpages.com
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| | Glia High IQ Society |
| | Goals of The Glia Society, founded 1997, are to provide a forum between intelligent individuals and encourage intelligence-related research. | | | Required for admission is to be at or above the level of 1 in 1000 of the unselected population in intelligence. | | | Click here for more information about the Glia Society. |
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http://www.eskimo.com/~miyaguch/glia.html
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| | glia : Definition |
| | Some evidence indicates that certain types of glia (esp. astrocytes) may serve information-processing roles as well. | | | These cells are involved in the nutrition and maintenance of the nerve cells (e.g., provide myelin for axons, maintaining ionic balance, clean up after cell damage or death, etc.). | | | Search for glia in these other databases too |
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http://www.everythingbio.com/glos/definition.php?word=glia
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| | Two Distinct Glutamate Signals in Bergmann Glia |
| | Life got more complicated when it became clear that transmitter could be released from some dendrites and glia as well and could spill over to extrasynaptic membranes, to other synapses, or onto glial cells. | | | Recently Matsui and Jahr reported a new form of neuronal- glial glutamate signaling. | | | Synaptic transmission used to be simple: transmitter was released from axonal terminals and activated immediately adjacent postsynaptic receptors. |
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=14918
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