glia

Then the glia discharge a bevy of chemicals that prod nociceptor terminals to release neurotransmitters in the cord, thus perpetuating a pain signal.

神经胶细胞释出物，包括生长因子和称为细胞素多种分子，还会让背角神经元变得过度活化；

The majority of cells in the human brain are not nerve cells but star-shaped glia cells, the so called “astroglia”.

人脑大部分细胞并非神经细胞，而是星状胶细胞。