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Major types of glia in nervous system
What are the major types of glia in nervous system
Astrocytes
establish the blood–brain barrier, flux ions, repair and form scars in injury
Oligodendroglia and Schwann cells
form myelin in brain/spinal cord and periphery
Ependymal cells
neuroepithelial cells lining the ventricles, choroid, spinal cord central canal, form cerebrospinal fluid, nonrenewing stem cell pool producing neurons in adult central nervous system (CNS) injury
Microglia
resident inflammatory phagocytes in infection, degeneration, demyelination
