Cell
oligodendroglia
ol·i·go·den·drog·li·a
Subclass of:
Neuroglia
Definitions related to oligodendroglia:
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(oligodendrocyte) A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Oligodendroglia may be called interfascicular, perivascular, or perineuronal (not the same as SATELLITE CELLS, PERINEURONAL of GANGLIA) according to their location. They form the insulating MYELIN SHEATH of axons in the central nervous system.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(oligodendrocyte) A type of large glial cell located in the central nervous system that produces myelin as its main function.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Neuroglial cells of ectodermal origin whose processes form the myelin sheath around neuronal axons of the CNS.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Oligodendrocyte, a type of neuroglia found in the central nervous system of invertebrates and vertebrates that functions to produce myelin, an insulating sheath on the axons of nerve fibres. Oligodendrocytes are subdivided into interfascicular and perineuronal types and have few cytoplasmic fibrils...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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