Glioblast
A glioblast is a type of cell derived from neuroectoderm and with the ability to differentiate into several different types of neuroglia.
It comes from a precursor (). However, the latter may also differentiate into an ependymoblast.
Glioblasts differentiate into astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Its tumor is called a glioblastoma multiforme, and is the most common type of central nervous system malignancy.
See also[]
- Glioblastoma multiforme
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