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astrocyte(medicine)
protoplasmic astrocyte(medicine)
type 2 astrocyte(medicine)
gemistocytic astrocyte(medicine)
fibrous astrocyte(medicine)
reactive astrocyte(medicine)
Alzheimer type I astrocyte(medicine)
Cajal's astrocyte stain(medicine)
Alzheimer type II astrocyte(medicine)

astrocyte (medicine)


astrocyte
<pathology> A glial cell found in vertebrate brain, named for its characteristic star like shape.

Astrocytes lend both mechanical and metabolic support for neurons, regulating the environment in which they function.

See: oligodendrocytes.