Some biochemical characteristics of neuroglia as deduced by glial tumor biochemical analysis

Abstract

T HE specific role of neuroglia in the vital functions of brain is an unsolved problem although it is recognized that they are an extremely important influence in both normal or pathological conditions. Among the possible methods for investigating neuroglia, we chose as the most suitable for our purpose the analysis of brain tumor tissue, since most human glial tumors derive from glial cells. We analyzed samples of both benign and malignant tumor tissues at varying stages of cellular differentiation.