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astrocyte

star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord
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astrocyte

Summary

astrocyte is a cell type[1]. astrocyte ranks in the top 7% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • astrocyte's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • astrocyte is a type of neuroglia[4].
  • astrocyte is a type of macroglial cell[5].
  • astrocyte's Commons category is recorded as Astrocytes[6].
  • astrocyte's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'astrocytus'}[7].
  • astrocyte's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'astroglia'}[8].
  • astrocyte's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12477[9].

Body

Definition and Type

astrocyte's instance of is recorded as cell type[3]. Recorded subclass of include neuroglia[4] and macroglial cell[5].

Why It Matters

astrocyte ranks in the top 7% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,622 views/month).[2] astrocyte has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] astrocyte is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Human cell type diversity, evolution, development, and classification with special reference to cells derived from the neural crest. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → cell type
    Store medisinske leksikon id → astrocytter
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25700, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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