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bipolar cell

bipolar cell A bipolar cell is a macroglial cell of the ependyma with a two-sided cell-body shape and processes that reach the basal lamina around blood vessels, the pia mater, and the cerebral ventricles.

A bipolar cell is a macroglial cell of the ependyma with a two-sided cell-body shape and processes that reach the basal lamina around blood vessels, the pia mater, and the cerebral ventricles. In this sense, Müller cells of the retina are included because they have similar shape and local tissue contacts.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Ependymoglial Cells” (D063928).
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