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Satellite cells perform the same role as astrocytes, but instead work in the PNS.
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e
Satellite cell
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Astrocytes support neuronal development and influence the blood-brain barrier in the CNS.
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c
Astrocyte
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These produce and maintain myelin in the PNS. One axon is wrapped per Schwann cell.
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a
Schwann cell
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Microglia are immune cells in the CNS. They engulf microbes and debris and, like other immune cells, originate from the mesoderm.
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d
Microglial cell
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These produce and maintain myelin, but in the central nervous system (CNS) instead. One oligodendrocyte myelinates multiple axons from different neurons, unlike Schwann cells.
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Oligodendrocyte
Concept
Chapter
2693
3826
Central and peripheral nervous system
Topic
152
Neuroscience
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Which glial cell is responsible for myelinating neurons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
a