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Glioblast

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A glioblast is a type of cell derived from neuroectoderm and with the ability to differentiate into several different types of neuroglia.

It comes from a precursor (spongioblast). However, the latter may also differentiate into an ependymoblast.

Glioblasts differentiate into astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Its tumor is called a glioblastoma multiforme, and is the most common type of central nervous system malignancy.

See also

  • List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

References

  • This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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