- 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.
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Oligodendrocyte — Oligodendrocyte … Wikipedia
oligodendrocyte — ● oligodendrocyte nom masculin Variété de cellules gliales de petites dimensions. (Dans la substance grise, les oligodendrocytes accompagnent les neurones et, dans la substance blanche, ils fabriquent la myélite.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Oligodendrocyte — Un oligodendrocyte Réseau neural simple avec deux c … Wikipédia en Français
Oligodendrocyte — A type of cell in the central nervous system. The oligodendrocytes surround and insulate the long fibers (the axons) through which the nerves send their electrical messages. The term oligodendrocyte comes from the fact that through a microscope… … Medical dictionary
Oligodendrocyte precursor cell — Oligodendrocyte precursor cells in nervous tissue cells precede oligodendrocytes, and may also be able to generate neurons and astrocytes. The principle function of oligodendrocytes is to provide support to axons and to produce the Myelin sheath … Wikipedia
Oligodendrocyte progenitor — Neuron: Oligodendrocyte precursor cell NeuroLex ID nifext 169 Code TH H2.00.06.2.01007 Latin cellula oligodendrocytoprogenetrix … Wikipedia
oligodendrocyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from olig + dendr + cyte Date: 1932 a glial cell resembling an astrocyte but smaller with few and slender processes having few branches … New Collegiate Dictionary
oligodendrocyte — Neuroglial cell of the central nervous system in vertebrates whose function is to myelinate CNS axons … Dictionary of molecular biology
oligodendrocyte — ol·i·go·den·dro·cyte (ŏl ĭ gō dĕnʹdrə sīt , ō lĭ ) n. One of the cells comprising the oligodendroglia. * * * … Universalium
oligodendrocyte — noun any of the cells of the oligodendroglia in the nervous system … Wiktionary
