astrocytes - CISMeF

Preferred Label : astrocytes;

MeSH definition : A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system - the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal cord. Astrocytes (from star cells) are irregularly shaped with many long processes, including those with end feet which form the glial (limiting) membrane and directly and indirectly contribute to the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. They regulate the extracellular ionic and chemical environment, and reactive astrocytes (along with MICROGLIA) respond to injury.;

MeSH synonym : astroglia; astroglias; astrocyte; Astroglial Cells; Astroglial Cell; Cell, Astroglial; Astroglia Cells; Astroglia Cell; Cell, Astroglia;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrocyte;

Details

Origin ID

D001253;

UMLS CUI

C0004112;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Set of astrocytes [FMA entity]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Astrocyte [FMA entity]
- Astrocyte [NCIt concept]
- Astrocyte (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- astrocyte, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- ran 2 protein, rat [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- astrocytes [MeSH concept]
See also
- blood-brain barrier [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Astrocyte [FMA entity]
- Astrocyte [NCIt concept]
- Astrocyte (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- astrocyte, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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