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**Astrocyte. | **Astrocyte. | ||
***Irregular non-ovoid nucleus - '''key feature'''. | ***Irregular non-ovoid nucleus - '''key feature'''. | ||
***Nuclei less dense than in oligodendrocyte. | ***Nuclei less dense than in oligodendrocyte. | ||
***Close to blood vessels. | ***Close to blood vessels. | ||
***Form blood-brain barrier. | ***Form blood-brain barrier. | ||
***Cytoplasm normally ''not'' visible. | ***Cytoplasm normally ''not'' visible. | ||
***Image: [http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/histology/endocrine/pin42he.jpg astrocyte (med.unsw.edu.au)] (in [http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/notes/endocrine12.htm endocrine development]). | |||
**Microglia - macrophage of the brain (derived from monocyte). | **Microglia - macrophage of the brain (derived from monocyte). | ||
***May be large. | ***May be large. |
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