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oligodendrocyte
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A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodendrocyte ]
Term info
Label
oligodendrocyte
Synonyms
- OLs
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Oligodendrocytes are reportedly MDP-positive and CD4-negative.
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cell
has related synonym
oligodendroglia
Term relations
Subclass of:
- macroglial cell
- part of some central nervous system
- develops from some oligodendrocyte precursor cell