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gliosis /gli·o·sis/ (gli-o´sis) an excess of astroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system.
gliosis an excess of astroglia in damaged areas of the central nervous system. |
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Histopathologic examination showed severe spongiform changes and a moderate gliosis in the brainstem (Figure 1A, nucleus of the solitary tract), and many other CNS structures. 3) Transsphenoidal encephaloceles contain mature neuroglial cells with a varying degree of gliosis, in which astrocytes have divided and formed fibrillary networks called glial scar tissue. A postmortem examination of the cases showed depletion of dopaminergic neurons and extensive gliosis in the substantia nigra. |
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