Preferred Label : microglia;
MeSH definition : The third type of glial cell, along with astrocytes and oligodendrocytes (which together
form the macroglia). Microglia vary in appearance depending on developmental stage,
functional state, and anatomical location; subtype terms include ramified, perivascular,
ameboid, resting, and activated. Microglia clearly are capable of phagocytosis and
play an important role in a wide spectrum of neuropathologies. They have also been
suggested to act in several other roles including in secretion (e.g., of cytokines
and neural growth factors), in immunological processing (e.g., antigen presentation),
and in central nervous system development and remodeling.;
MeSH synonym : Microglias; Microglial Cell; Cell, Microglial; Microglial Cells;
MeSH annotation : a type of neuroglia; A 11 qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microglia;
Origin ID : D017628;
UMLS CUI : C0206116;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Indexing information
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
The third type of glial cell, along with astrocytes and oligodendrocytes (which together
form the macroglia). Microglia vary in appearance depending on developmental stage,
functional state, and anatomical location; subtype terms include ramified, perivascular,
ameboid, resting, and activated. Microglia clearly are capable of phagocytosis and
play an important role in a wide spectrum of neuropathologies. They have also been
suggested to act in several other roles including in secretion (e.g., of cytokines
and neural growth factors), in immunological processing (e.g., antigen presentation),
and in central nervous system development and remodeling.
https://presse.inserm.fr/decouverte-dun-nouveau-mode-de-communication-des-cellules-de-notre-cerveau/43720
2021
false
false
false
France
French
journal article
cell communication
cerebrum
neurons
microglia
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