Definition of Oligodendrocytes. Meaning of Oligodendrocytes. Synonyms of Oligodendrocytes

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- the classic human oligodendrocyte lineage are found: OPCs, immature oligodendrocytes (non-myelinating), and mature oligodendrocytes (myelinating). It...
- differentiate into the less mobile premyelinating oligodendrocytes that further differentiate into oligodendrocytes, a process characterized by the emergence...
- 'mature' glia, such as astrocytes or oligodendrocytes, retain mitotic capacity. Only the resident oligodendrocyte precursor cells seem to keep this ability...
- nervous system, axons are myelinated by oligodendrocytes, thus lack neurilemma. The myelin sheaths of oligodendrocytes do not have neurilemma because excess...
- myelination or myelinogenesis. In the CNS, oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) differentiate into mature oligodendrocytes, which form myelin. In humans, myelination...
- distinct from astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia. They serve as the developmental precursors of oligodendrocytes. Schwann cells: The PNS equivalent...
- no particular organization. Immature oligodendrocyte: Sometimes referred to as premyelinating oligodendrocytes, these cells extend "pioneer processes"...
- different types of glial cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. In its most extreme form, the proliferation ****ociated with gliosis...
- relevant MOG dimer." Developmentally, MOG is formed "very late on oligodendrocytes and the myelin sheath".[full citation needed] Interest in MOG has centered...
- macroscopically on brain tissue. The white matter consists of axons and oligodendrocytes, while the gray matter consists of neurons and unmyelinated fibers...