Blood-brainbarrierendothelial cells with tight junctionscontinuousbasal laminavascularfeet of astrocyteprocessesX
Blood-brain barrier endothelial cells with tight junctions continuous basal lamina vascular feet of astrocyte processes
ClassificationFibrous astrocyte: locate in white matter, with few longprocesses,moreglialfilamentsProtoplasmic astrocyte: locate in gray matter, with shortbranchedprocesses,fewglial filamentsPerivascularBloodfootvesselProtoplasmicFibrousastrocyteastrocyte
Fibrous astrocyte: locate in white matter, with few long processes, more glial filaments Protoplasmic astrocyte: locate in gray matter, with short branched processes, few glial filaments Classification
2)OligodendrocytesMorphologySmallerwithadark-staining nucleus;fewerand shorterprocessesFunction:Formingmyelin sheatharoundaxonsinthecentral neversysterm
2) Oligodendrocytes Morphology Smaller with a darkstaining nucleus; fewer and shorter processes Function: Forming myelin sheath around axons in the central never systerm
3)MicrogliaAstrocyte/MicrogliaSmallest withairregulardark stained nucleiPhagocytic;Derivedfrom.monocytes(MPS)
3) Microglia Smallest with a irregular dark stained nuclei Phagocytic; Derived from monocytes (MPS) Astrocyte / Microglia
4)Ependymalcellscolumnarorcuboidalepitheloid cells;Location:(a)liningventricles ofbrainandcentralcanal of spinal cord.K50398
4) Ependymal cells columnar or cuboidal epitheloid cells; Location: lining ventricles of brain and central canal of spinal cord