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单词 astrocyte
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Definition of astrocyte in English:

astrocyte

noun ˈastrə(ʊ)sʌɪtˈastrəˌsīt
Anatomy
  • A star-shaped glial cell of the central nervous system.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once inside the brain or spinal cord, neural progenitor cells grow into neuron-supporting stem cells called astrocytes.
    • They observed both neurons and astrocytes, the two types of cells into which the brain stem cells mature.
    • His work has established the inhibitory role astrocytes can play in preventing central nervous system regeneration.
    • They successfully grew skin cells, smooth muscle cells, neurons and other nerve cells known as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, and pigment producing cells called melanocytes, Reuters reports.
    • Mercury accumulates in the central nervous system primarily in astrocytes, the cells that provide the first line of defense for the central nervous system against toxic compounds.

Derivatives

  • astrocytic

  • adjective
    Anatomy
    • These mutations are present in 30% of astrocytic brain tumours.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The neoplastic cells demonstrated a spectrum of morphology ranging from astrocytic cells with only mildly enlarged, irregular nuclei to multinucleated cells displaying pleomorphic nuclei.
      • Similarly, in astrocytic tumors, microsatellite instability is not associated with progression.
      • Melanotic astrocytic tumors have been reported only recently.
      • Histopathology revealed a malignant neoplasm with areas of astrocytic and primitive neuroectodermal components.
 
 

Definition of astrocyte in US English:

astrocyte

nounˈastrəˌsīt
Anatomy
  • A star-shaped glial cell of the central nervous system.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They observed both neurons and astrocytes, the two types of cells into which the brain stem cells mature.
    • Mercury accumulates in the central nervous system primarily in astrocytes, the cells that provide the first line of defense for the central nervous system against toxic compounds.
    • Once inside the brain or spinal cord, neural progenitor cells grow into neuron-supporting stem cells called astrocytes.
    • They successfully grew skin cells, smooth muscle cells, neurons and other nerve cells known as astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, and pigment producing cells called melanocytes, Reuters reports.
    • His work has established the inhibitory role astrocytes can play in preventing central nervous system regeneration.
 
 
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