Terms Related to Oligodendrocyte

• Perineuronal Satellite Cell

  The non-neuronal cells that surround the neuronal cell bodies of the GANGLIA. They are distinguished from the perineuronal satellite oligodendrocytes (OLIGODENDROGLIA) found in the central …

• Myelin Sheath

  The lipid-rich sheath investing many axons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and …

• Schwann Cells

  Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.

• Astroglia

  A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system – the largest and most numerous neuroglial cells in the brain and spinal …

• Central Nervous System Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases

  Conditions characterized by loss or dysfunction of myelin (see MYELIN SHEATH) in the brain, spinal cord, or optic nerves secondary to autoimmune mediated processes. This …