National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Fibrous Astrocyte

Synonyms

Fibrous Astrocyte

Definitions

A neuroglial cell of ectodermic origin having long, thin, infrequently branched cytoplasmic processes containing numerous fibrillar structures. It is found mainly in the white matter of the brain.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32600

code

C32600

DEFINITION

A neuroglial cell of ectodermic origin having long, thin, infrequently branched cytoplasmic processes containing numerous fibrillar structures. It is found mainly in the white matter of the brain.

FULL_SYN

Fibrous Astrocyte

label

Fibrous Astrocyte

Legacy Concept Name

Fibrous_Astrocyte

Preferred_Name

Fibrous Astrocyte

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32600

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0228090

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12477

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