Term: Muller cell reactive gliosis
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Name: Muller cell
Synonyms: Mueller cell, Muller cells
Definition: Glial cell of the retina that forms a support structure stretching radially across the thickness of the retina. Muller cell bodies are found in the inner nuclear layer and send projection to the outer limiting membrane and inner limiting membrane.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009280]
Name: reactive gliosis
Synonyms: gliosis
Definition: A neuroinflammatory response, occurring over several days, during which glial cells undergo nonspecific reactive changes in response to damage to the central nervous system (CNS); typically involves the proliferation or hypertrophy of different types of glial cells.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0150103]    QuickGO    AmiGO