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Explain the importance of sodium bicarbonate in pancreatic juice.
Oligodendrocytes
Glial cells in the central nervous system that produce myelin, a substance that forms a sheath around nerve fibers to facilitate electrical impulse conduction.
Phagocytose Bacteria
The process by which cells, particularly immune cells like macrophages, engulf and digest bacteria.
Astrocytes
Type of glial cell in the brain and spinal cord that performs multiple supportive functions for neurons, including maintaining the blood-brain barrier and regulating neurotransmitter levels.
Microglia
Specialized type of glial cell that acts as the main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system.
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