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
Specialized non-fenestrated tightly-joined ENDOTHELIAL CELLS with TIGHT JUNCTIONS that form a transport barrier for certain substances between the cerebral capillaries and the BRAIN tissue
A malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypia, microhemorrhage, and necrosis. They may arise in any region of the central nervous system, with a predilection for the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, and commissural pathways. Clinical presentation most frequently occurs in the fifth or sixth decade of life with focal neurologic signs or seizures
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Astrocytoma -- therapy : Tumors of the central nervous system : astrocytomas, hemangioblastomas, and gangliogliomas / edited by M.A. Hayat
A malignant form of astrocytoma histologically characterized by pleomorphism of cells, nuclear atypia, microhemorrhage, and necrosis. They may arise in any region of the central nervous system, with a predilection for the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, and commissural pathways. Clinical presentation most frequently occurs in the fifth or sixth decade of life with focal neurologic signs or seizures
Astrodome (Houston, Tex.) -- History : The eighth wonder of the world : the life of Houston's iconic Astrodome / Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack ; foreword by Mickey Herskowitz
Astrogeology -- Popular works : Worlds fantastic, worlds familiar : a guided tour of the solar system / Bonnie J. Buratti, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
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
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
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Astrographic catalog and chart. : Zonenbeachtungen der Sterne zwischen 645̊0ʹ und 701̊0ʹ nordlicher Declination auf der Universitaets-Sternwarte in Christiania angestellt and im Auftrage des akademischen Collegiums / hrsg. von C. Fearnley und H. Geelmuyden
Astrolabe Expedition (1826-1829) -- Exhibitions. / http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2004005991 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001275 : Lure of the southern seas : the voyages of Dumont D'Urville, 1826-1840 / Susan Hunt, Martin Terry, Nicholas Thomas
