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oligodendrocyte

British  
/ ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈdɛndrəʊsaɪt /

noun

  1. anatomy a glial cell involved in the formation of the myelin sheaths of nerve cell axons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The researchers tried bathing oligodendrocyte precursor cells in dishes of morphine or dopamine and determined that neither chemical directly causes proliferation of these cells.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2024

Neuroscientists focused on the junction, or synapse, connecting neurons to a non-neuronal cell, known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, or OPCs.

From Science Daily Jan. 14, 2024

When a single tentacle touches an axon that is firing, it forms a “spot weld” contact, which enables communication between the axon and the oligodendrocyte.

From Scientific American Mar. 12, 2020

A cell called an oligodendrocyte grows alongside the axon.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Also found in CNS tissue is the oligodendrocyte, sometimes called just “oligo,” which is the glial cell type that insulates axons in the CNS.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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