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astrocyte /ˈastrə(ʊ)sʌɪt /noun AnatomyA star-shaped glial cell of the central nervous system.Mercury accumulates in the central nervous system primarily in astrocytes, the cells that provide the first line of defense for the central nervous system against toxic compounds....- They successfully grew skin cells, smooth muscle cells, neurons and other nerve cells known as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, and pigment producing cells called melanocytes, Reuters reports.
- They observed both neurons and astrocytes, the two types of cells into which the brain stem cells mature.
Derivativesastrocytic adjective ...- The neoplastic cells demonstrated a spectrum of morphology ranging from astrocytic cells with only mildly enlarged, irregular nuclei to multinucleated cells displaying pleomorphic nuclei.
- Similarly, in astrocytic tumors, microsatellite instability is not associated with progression.
- Melanotic astrocytic tumors have been reported only recently.
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