Definitions for "Oligodendrocyte"
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a neuroglial cell that supports neurons & produces a phospholipid myelin sheath around neuronal axons in the central nervous system
cells producing myelin in the central nervous system.
oligos = a little + dendron = tree + kytos = hollow vessel; a type of glial cell with few processes, responsible for making myelin sheaths in the central nervous system (del Hortega, 1921); cf. Schwann cell.
glia that in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) provide the myelin sheathing that insulates axons.
See Glia.
specialized cells of the central nervous system that wrap around an axon to form a multilayered membrane sheath.
is a type of neuroglial cell found in the CNS that creates the myelin sheath around the axon
cell in CNS that makes/supports myelin See also: myelin
Type of glial cell in the vertebrate central nervous system that forms a myelin sheath around axons.
a cell of the oligodendroglia
a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons in the central nervous system
The cell in the CNS that makes and maintains myelin; wraps its myelin-filled membranes around nerve fibres (axons).
Neuroglia cell specialized in the production of myelin and processes of myelination of nerve fibers.
(o-lihg-o-DEHN-dro-siht) A neuroglial cell found in the brain and spinal cord that produces a supportive myelin sheath around CNS axons.
A specific type of glial cell that the body uses to build myelin in the central nervous system.
a type of brain cell that produces myelin, a protective covering necessary for proper neural transmission.
These are nerve cells that make myelin to insulate other nerve cells. This protects them and helps them work better.
Specialized cell surrounding the nerve cells of the central nervous system (CNS) in vertebrates whose function is to myelinate CNS axons, the long process of nerve cell that carry outgoing information.
A cell that provides insulation to nerve cells by forming a myelin sheath around axons.
A central nervous system glial cell. Oligodendrocytes are the site of myelin manufacture for central nervous system neurons (the job of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system).
A type of glial cell that forms long extensions containing a protein called myelin; these extensions wrap themselves around axons to form a protective sheath.
A type of neuroglia, that is, a particular type of cell that is part of the nervous system with supportive and metabolic functions rather than signal conduction, this type forms the myelin sheath around nerve fibers.
a type of glia that forms myelin sheaths around the axons of neurons
a type of nerve cell in the brain and spinal cord that surrounds and insulates axons.
A type of glial cell that myelinates axons in the central nervous system.
Glial cell in the CNS which wraps around axons to form myelin sheaths
Oligodendrocytes (from Greek literally meaning few tree cells), or oligodendroglia (Greek, few tree glue),. are a variety of neuroglia. Their main function is the myelination of axons exclusively in the central nervous system of the higher vertebrates, a function performed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. A single oligodendrocyte can extend to up to 50 axons, wrapping around approximately 1 mm of each and forming the myelin sheath.