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June 3, 2014
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Star-shaped glia called astrocytes are the most abundant cell in the human brain.
Star-shaped glia called astrocytes (red) are the most abundant cell in the human brain. Young oligodendrocytes (green) are glia that help insulate nerve cell axons in the brain. The blue cells are neurons.
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/NIH
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