Glia
3D illustration depicting different types of glia. The first image depicts an oligodendrocyte with the description: Provides neural cell with myelin in the central nervous system. The second image depicts an astrocyte (astroglia) with the description: Provides neural cell with physical and nutritional support by cleansing the brain of debris, transporting nutrients, and digestion of dead neurons. The third image depicts a microglia with description: Digestion of dead neurons. The fourth image is a Schwann cell with a description: It provides the axon of a neural cell with myelin in the peripheral nervous system.
Credit
Blausen Medical
Dimensions
1350 x 2250 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
4 x 8 inches / 11 x 19 cm