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Preferred Name

Oligodendroglia

Definitions
A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Oligodendroglia may be called interfascicular, perivascular, or perineuronal (not the same as SATELLITE CELLS, PERINEURONAL of GANGLIA) according to their location. They form the insulating MYELIN SHEATH of axons in the central nervous system.
Synonyms
Perineuronal Satellite Oligodendroglia Cells
Satellite Oligodendrocytes, Perineuronal
Interfascicular Oligodendroglia
Oligodendrocyte
Perineuronal Oligodendroglia
Perineuronal Satellite Oligodendrocyte
Oligodendrocytes, Perineuronal Satellite
Perivascular Oligodendroglia
Satellite Oligodendrocyte, Perineuronal
Interfascicular Oligodendroglias
Satellite Cells, Perineuronal, Oligodendroglia
Oligodendrocytes
Oligodendroglia, Perineuronal
Perineuronal Satellite Oligodendrocytes
Oligodendroglia, Perivascular
Oligodendrocyte, Perineuronal Satellite
Oligodendroglia, Interfascicular
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