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Glial Cells
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Glial cells support neurons by supplying nutrients, producing myelin, and clearing waste from around the synapse.
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Glial cells reabsorb excess neurotransmitter from a synapse so the next signal is not read on top of the last one.
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Glial cells were long treated as packing material. Their role in signaling is now an active research area.
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