Preferred Name | Oligodendrocyte | |
Synonyms |
oligodendroglia |
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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 (MSH). |
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http://uri.neuinfo.org/nif/nifstd/sao844118448 |
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alternative label |
oligodendroglia |
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cell_ontology_ID |
CL:0000128 |
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definition |
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 (MSH). |
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editorial note | ||
externalSourceId |
C0028944 CL:0000128 sao844118448 |
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label |
Oligodendrocyte |
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note |
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 (MSH). |
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preferred label |
Oligodendrocyte |
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Resource Identifier |
C0028944 CL:0000128 sao844118448 |
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sao_ID |
sao844118448 |
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synonym |
oligodendroglia |
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umls_ID |
C0028944 |
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subClassOf |