human_reference_atlas cell cell type (from CL) astrocyte Bergmann glial cell CL:0000644 FMA:54559 bergmann glial cell CT Bergmann glial cell Bergmann astrocyte Type of radial astrocyte in the cerebellar cortex that have their cell bodies in the Purkinje cell layer and processes that extend into the molecular layer, terminating with bulbous endfeet at the pial surface. Bergmann glia express high densities of glutamate transporters that limit diffusion of the neurotransmitter glutamate during its release from synaptic terminals. Besides their role in early development of the cerebellum, Bergmann glia are also required for the pruning or addition of synapses. Bergmann glial cell of cerebellum Homo sapiens brain hindbrain cerebellum gray matter of hindbrain