神经胶质细胞

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神经胶质细胞指能维持和保护神经元的细胞。它们起着维持神经元空间位置、向神经元供给营养物质和氧气、分隔不同的神经元、消灭病原体、清除死去神经元的作用。

Müller cell

One kind of retinal glial cell, the Müller cell, is of importance in transporting light from the surface of the retina to the photoreceptors. Vertebrate retinas have their photoreceptors at the back of the retina, with masses of neurons, blood vessels, and other cells between the photoreceptors and incoming photons. Müller cells act as fiberoptic light guides, allowing photons to pass through the retinal tissue relatively unimpeded.[1]

History

EyeWire

A glial cell in the EyeWire interface.

In EyeWire, glial cells have a characteristic large, swoopy, irregular structure distinct from neural cells.

References

  1. Franze et al. (2007), Müller cells are living optical fibers in the vertebrate retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(20):8287-8292.