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ependymal cell

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ependymal cell
n.
1. A type of neuroglia cell lining the central canal of the spinal cord or the brain.
2. A cell of the ependymal area of the developing neural tube.


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RESULTS The injection of purified Ad-vectors into the lateral ventricles of adult mice leads to the transduction of ependymal cells aligning the lateral ventricles (Fig.
It is feasible, when the Lysosomes are weakened and rupture and burst releasing their nerve-cell destroying enzymes, the Ependymal cells will be destroyed, resulting in the lining of the ventricles being disrupted, creating a pathway for foreign substances such as HIV, to enter into the brain.
In all animals, a strong neuronal infection could be observed with viral antigen in the cytoplasm and nuclei of neurons, glial cells, and ependymal cells in the brain, spinal cord, and eye (Table 1, Figure 2, panels A, B).
 
 
 
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