Law enforcement officials surveyed nationwide reported a full 30 percent of gang-related crime in their jurisdiction was committed with firearms while 65 jurisdictions nationwide reported gang-related offenses carried out using firearms accounted for at least 95 percent of crime in their areas.
Astrocytes (Astro from Greek astron = star and cyte from Greek kyttaron = cell), also known collectively as astroglia, are characteristic star-shaped glial cells in the brain and spinal cord. The proportion of astrocytes in the brain is not well defined.Depending on the counting technique used, studies have found that the astrocyte proportion varies by region and ranges from 20% to 40% of all glia. Astrocytes get their name because they are star-shaped. 2  They are the most abundant glial cells in the brain that are closely associated with neuronal synapses. 3  They regulate the transmission of electrical impulses within the brain.
neuroglia. the supporting structure of nervous tissue, consisting, in the central nervous system, of astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia; called also glia. adj., adj neurogÂ´lial. (nÅ«-rog'lÄ-Ä), This word is grammatically singular.Avoid the mispronunciation neurogli'a.tymology: Gk, neuron + glia, glue. the supporting or nonneuronal tissue cells of the central and peripheral nervous system. They perform the less specialized functions of the nerve network. Kinds of neuroglia include astrocytes, oligodendroglia, and microglia.