The multiplication or reproduction of glial cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Glial cells exist throughout the nervous system, and include Schwann cells, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes among others. [ GOC:ef https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0878932585 ]
Synonyms: glia proliferation
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- cell population proliferation
- BFO_0000003
- part of some gliogenesis
- acts on population of some glial cell