Definition of "glial" [glial]

• Of or pertaining to glia (adjective)

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• "Your brain contains 100 billion brain cells, with trillions of supportive cells to protect and defend them called glial cells the immune cells of the brain."
• "4,5 Using the marker PK11195 to label glial cells in patients with psychosis,"
• "Lilly's treatment approach involves a modified form of a protein called glial cell derived neurotrophic factor, or GDNF, which is designed to protect these neurons."