fibrous astrocyte

(redirected from fibrillary astrocyte)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fibrous astrocyte - star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord
astrocyte - comparatively large neuroglial cell
substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Reactivity in the brainstem was strong in fibrillary astrocytes and scattered in white and grey matter, whereas in the cerebellum, it was intense in Bergmann glia and the perineuronal in Purkinje cells.
Immunohistochemical study of aquaporins in an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) with hydrocephalus

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?