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astrocyte — ● astrocyte nom masculin Cellule constitutive de la névroglie possédant un corps volumineux autour duquel rayonnent de nombreux prolongements fins et ramifiés. ⇒ASTROCYTE, subst. masc. MÉD. ,,Cellule de la substance grise des systèmes nerveux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
astrocyte — n. a large star shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
astrocyte — [as′trōsīt΄, as′trəsīt΄] n. [ ASTRO + CYTE] a star shaped cell of the brain and spinal cord astrocytic [as′trōsit′ik, as′trəsit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Astrocyte — For the cell in the gastrointestinal tract, see Interstitial cell of Cajal. Neuron: Astrocyte Astrocytes can be visualized in culture because they express glial fibrillary acidic protein … Wikipedia
Astrocyte — Les astrocytes peuvent être visualisés à l aide du marqueur GFAP. Les astrocytes sont des cellules gliales du système nerveux central. Elles ont généralement une forme étoilée, d où provient leur étymologie : Astro étoile et cyte cellule.… … Wikipédia en Français
astrocyte — noun comparatively large neuroglial cell • Derivationally related forms: ↑astrocytic • Hypernyms: ↑neurogliacyte, ↑neuroglial cell, ↑glial cell • Hyponyms: ↑fibrous astrocyte, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
astrocyte — A type of cell found in the brain and spinal cord. An astrocyte is a small, star shaped glial cell (a cell that surrounds and supports nerve cells) … English dictionary of cancer terms
astrocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 a large star shaped cell of the glia • astrocytic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
astrocyte — n. [Gr. aster, star; kytos, container] 1. A starshaped neuroglia cell. 2. Any star shaped cell, especially in stroma tissues … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
astrocyte — astrocytic /as treuh sit ik/, adj. /as treuh suyt /, n. Cell Biol. a star shaped neuroglial cell of ectodermal origin. [1895 1900; ASTRO + CYTE] * * * … Universalium
