Glutathione probably helps maintain the sulfhydryl groups of proteins in the reduced state and the iron of heme in the ferrous (Fe 2+ ) state, and it serves as a reducing agent for glutaredoxin in deoxy ribonucleotide synthesis.

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Schwann cells are involved in myelin formation around axons in the peripheral nervous system.

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Astrocytes, which are found throughout the brain, are of two subtypes:

Fibrous astrocytes

Protoplasmic astrocytes

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Fibrous astrocytes, contain many intermediate filaments are found primarily in white matter.Protoplasmic astrocytes are found in gray matter and have a granular cytoplasm.

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Both Astrocytes

send processes to blood vessels, where they induce capillaries to form the tight junctions making up the blood–brain barrier send processes that envelop synapses and the surface of nerve cells.

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Protoplasmic astrocytes produce substances that are tropic to neurons, & they help maintain the appropriate concentration of ions & neurotransmitters by taking up K+ & neurotransmitters glutamate & γ-aminobutyrate (GABA)

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Ependymal cells are ciliated-epithelial glial cells that develop from radial glia along the surface of the ventricles of the brain and the spinal canal & play a critical role in cerebrospinal fluid homeostasis, brain metabolism, and the clearance of waste from the brain.