FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term glial cell migration ID (Ontology) GO:0008347 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The orderly movement of a glial cell, non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system.
Also Known As"glia cell migration"
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 glial cell migration (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | glial cell migration
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neurogenesis
 |__gliogenesis_____
cell motility       |
 |__cell migration__|
                    glial cell migration  37 rec.
                     |__astrocyte cell migration 1 rec.
                     |   |__astrocyte chemotaxis(+) 1 rec.
                     |   |__telencephalon astrocyte cell migration
                     |__lateral line nerve glial cell migration
                     |   |__glial cell migration in anterior lateral line nerve
                     |   |__glial cell migration in posterior lateral line nerve
                     |__microglial cell migration
                     |   |__regulation of microglial cell migration(+)
                     |__regulation of glial cell migration 3 rec.
                     |   |__negative regulation of glial cell migration(+)
                     |   |__positive regulation of glial cell migration(+) 3 rec.
                     |   |__regulation of astrocyte chemotaxis(+)
                     |   |__regulation of microglial cell migration(+)
                     |   |__regulation of Schwann cell migration(+)
                     |__Schwann cell migration
                     |   |__regulation of Schwann cell migration(+)
                     |   |__Schwann cell chemotaxis(+)
                     |__telencephalon glial cell migration
                         |__cerebral cortex radial glia-guided migration(+)
                         |__oligodendrocyte cell migration from the subpallium to the cortex
                         |__telencephalon astrocyte cell migration
                         |__telencephalon microglial cell migration
                         |__telencephalon oligodendrocyte cell migration
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Is a cell migration
Part of gliogenesis
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