A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. [ MESH:D009836 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligodendrocyte ]
Synonyms: OLs
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Term information
database
cross reference
- BTO:0000962
- CALOHA:TS-0709
- FMA:54540
Subsets
cellxgene_subset, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
Subclass of:
- myelinating glial cell
- macroglial cell
- part of some central nervous system
- develops from some oligodendrocyte precursor cell