| Term: | diencephalon glial cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | diencephalon |
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| Definition: | The more posterior and ventral of two forebrain neuromeres, the other being the telencephalon; major derivatives are the eye cups, the brain pretectal region, the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus (including the habenula and epiphysis). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000101] |
| Name: | glial cell |
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| Synonyms: | neuroglia |
| Definition: | A non-neuronal cell of the nervous system. They not only provide physical support, but also respond to injury, regulate the ionic and chemical composition of the extracellular milieu. Guide neuronal migration during development, and exchange metabolites with neurons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009073] |