oligodendrocytes
Type: organism Aliases: oligodendrocyte
Systems Analogy
The utility technicians dedicated to wrapping high-speed insulation tape around exposed data lines.
Specialized glial cells of the central nervous system that wrap around axons to form the insulating myelin sheath.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyFields RD. Myelin: The brain's cable wrapping. Brain Research. 2008;123(2):100-112. ↗
"Oligodendrocytes form myelin sheaths around central nervous system axons."