Glia limitans
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The glia limitans, or the glial limiting membrane, is a thin barrier of astrocyte foot processes associated with the parenchymal basal lamina surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is the outermost
The glia limitans (in dark blue) lies between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD), shown in orange, is an important factor in the brain's immune response. Here it is seen in close association with the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), an indicator of the presence of astrocytes, at the surface of the glial limitans
Glia
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Glia, also called glial cells or neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system and in the peripheral nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses. The neuroglia make up mor
An astrocyte from a rat brain grown in tissue culture and stained with antibodies to GFAP (red) and vimentin (green)
Neoplastic glial cells stained with an antibody against GFAP (brown), from a brain biopsy