A glioblast is a type of cell derived from neuroectoderm and with the ability to differentiate into several different types of neuroglia.

It is considered by some sources to be equivalent to "spongioblast",^{[citation needed]} while other sources consider them to be distinct entities.^[1][2]

[edit] See also

• Glioblastoma multiforme

[edit] References

1. ^ glioblast at eMedicine Dictionary
2. ^ spongioblast at eMedicine Dictionary

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