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oligodendrocyte [äl·i·gō′den·drə‚sīt] (neuroscience) Glial cell responsible for elaborating myelin in the central nervous system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Paradoxically, a surplus of oligodendrocytes early in brain development may lead to a dearth later, because if there are proportionally fewer neurons, many oligodendrocytes cannot wrap an axon or reproduce. This combination killed oligodendrocytes, brain cells that maintain the myelin sheaths that insulate nerve fibers. The third form, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), manifests 2-10 years after primary measles infection as a progressive and fatal chronic neurodegenerative disease caused by persistent defective measles virus in neurons and oligodendrocytes. |
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