Line ventricles and central canal. Assist in producing, circulating and monitoring cerebrospinal fluid.
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Astrocytes
Maintain blood-brain barrier; provide structural support; regulate ion, nutrient and dissolved gas concentrations; absorb and recycle neurotransmitters; form scar tissue after injury
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Oligodendrocytes
Myelinate CNS axons; provide structural framework
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Microgilia
Remove cell debris, wastes and pathogens by phagocytosis
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Satellite cells
Surround neuron cell bodies in ganglia; regulate O2. CO2, nutrient and neurotransmitter levels aroun neurons in ganglia
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Schwann cells
Surround all axons in PNS; responsible for myelination of peripheral axons; participate in repair process after injury
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Maintain blood-brain barrier; provide structural support; regulate ion, nutrient and dissolved gas concentrations; absorb and recycle neurotransmitters; form scar tissue after injury
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