Term Name: glial cell activation
Synonyms:
Definition: A change in morphology and behavior of a glial cell resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, cellular ligand, or soluble factor.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0061900]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: neuroinflammatory response
is a type of: cell activation
has subtype: astrocyte activation microglial cell activation