Get to know Glial better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Glial in a sentence
Glial meaning
Of or pertaining to glia.
Synonyms of Glial
Using Glial
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to glia.
- Useful related words include: interstitial tissue.
- In the example corpus, glial often appears in combinations such as: glial cells, and glial, of glial.
Context around Glial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glial
- In this selection, "glial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, astrocyte, cells, fibrillary and progenitor stand out and add context to how "glial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cells called glial cells or and cells to glial progenitor cells. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glial" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The entire assemblage is surrounded by a sheath of glial cells. (11 words)
In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments. (15 words)
Alcoholic brain disease Nerve cells and other supporting cells (such as glial cells) of the nervous system require thiamine. (19 words)
The researchers studied Müller glial cells in the eyes of humans aged from 18 months to 91 years, and were able to develop them into all types of retinal neurons. (30 words)
New research provides further evidence that glial cells do more than support and nourish neurons, which were traditionally said to be the cells responsible for brain functioning. (27 words)
Both tissues include a number of glial cells (although the white matter contains more), which are often referred to as supporting cells of the central nervous system. (27 words)
Example sentences (15)
In particular, astrocyte glial cells are emerging as attractive targets to identify new stroke treatments.
New research provides further evidence that glial cells do more than support and nourish neurons, which were traditionally said to be the cells responsible for brain functioning.
Soon after a brain injury, two biomarkers -- Ubiquitin Carboxy-terminal Hydrolase-L1 and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein -- are detected in the blood.
Alcoholic brain disease Nerve cells and other supporting cells (such as glial cells) of the nervous system require thiamine.
Along with neurons, the nervous system contains other specialized cells called glial cells (or simply glia), which provide structural and metabolic support.
Both tissues include a number of glial cells (although the white matter contains more), which are often referred to as supporting cells of the central nervous system.
Epigenetic modifications regulate the transition from neural stem cells to glial progenitor cells (for example, differentiation into oligodendrocytes is regulated by the deacetylation and methylation of histones.
In the brain, they are present in different subcellular compartments in neuronal and glial cells, and contribute to different neuronal functions.
In the CNS, adenosine has multiple functions, such as modulation of neural development, neuron and glial signalling and the control of innate and adaptive immune systems.
Primary tumors of the glial cells are called gliomas and often are malignant by the time they are diagnosed.
Regulation of actin polymerization by T 4 is critical to cell migration in neurons and glial cells and is important to brain development.
The body's neurons, plus the glial cells that give them structural and metabolic support, together constitute the nervous system.
The entire assemblage is surrounded by a sheath of glial cells.
The researchers studied Müller glial cells in the eyes of humans aged from 18 months to 91 years, and were able to develop them into all types of retinal neurons.
The sheaths are formed by glial cells: oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system and Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system.
Common combinations with glial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glial cells 12×
- and glial 4×
- of glial 2×
- the glial 2×