oligodendria

• Substantiv, das die aus Gliazellen bestehende Gewebeart bezeichnet, deren blattartige Fortsätze die Myelinscheide um Nervenfasern im zentralen Nervensystem bilden.

A noun referring to the tissue composed of glial cells that produce sheetlike processes, which form the myelin sheath around nerve fibers in the central nervous system.

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1. Nervous system tissueC2formalmedical

   Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers.

   Oligodendria

   • Damage to the oligodendria can lead to neurological disorders.
   • The myelin sheath produced by oligodendria insulates nerve fibers.
   • Researchers are studying how oligodendria repair themselves after injury.

   Synonymeoligodendroglia