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Oligodendrocytes are a type of glial (supporting) cell in the brain that sends out cytoplasmic extensions to insulate axons in the central nervous system. This allows for greater speeds of nervous impulses between the brain and a sensory receptor or between two neurons ("brain" cells).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoOligodendrocytes form insulating covers around the axons in the central nervous system. This allows for faster signal propogation, and helps to prevent the signal from jumping to unintended neurons.
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∙ 15y agoOligodendrocytes are closely associated with the axon of neurons and stimulates the production of myelin in the brain and spinal cord.
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∙ 14y agoThese neuroglial cells of the CNS form the insulation of the axons exclusively in the CNS
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∙ 14y agoTo produce insulating coverings called myelin sheaths around the thicker neuron fibers in the CNS.
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∙ 14y agoThey secrete the myelin sheath that surounds the neuronal axons inside the CNS
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∙ 10y agoTrue
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The supporting cells or neuroglia have numerous functions name three?
Astrocyte, Microglia and Oligodendrocyte
Is glial cell are responsible for nourishing and helping to repair neurons?
Yes. The certain glial cells (schwann cells in PNS and oligodendrocyte in the CNS) insulates the neuron's by producing myelin which covers the axon to speed up the action potential.
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Is myelination of the nerve fibers in the Central Nervous System the job of the oligodendrocyte?
True
Name the specific myelinating cell of the CNS?
Oligodendrocyte
What cell cell that myelinates and insulates axons within the CNS is the?
Oligodendrocyte
Which neuroglial cell is responsible for the production of myelin sheaths around axons in the central nervous system?
Oligodendrocyte; processes of the oligodendrocytes form the myelin sheaths around the CNS nerve fibers
Which neuroglia allows regeneration?
Except Oligodendrocytes, because oligodendrocyte, cannot be degenerate.
What are four types of neuralgia found in CNS?
astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocyte, & ependymal cells
The supporting cells or neuroglia have numerous functions name three?
Astrocyte, Microglia and Oligodendrocyte
What are the 5 CNS glia cells?
Astrocyte, Microglia Cell, Oligodendrocyte, Ependymal Cell, Sensory Neuron.
What type of cell enhances the velocity of electrical transmission of an action potential along an axon in the central nervous system?
Oligodendrocyte
How does nicotine affect the myelin production?
Nicotine stimulates CREB phosphorylation which regulates the expression of myelin basic protein and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.
What are oligodendrocyte dominant organelles?
they are two types of glia cells. oligodendrocytes are responsible for the myelination of neurons in the central nervous system. swan cells perform the same function but in the peripheral nervous system.
What has the author Nicholas Jan Gutowski written?
Nicholas Jan Gutowski has written: 'Cellular and molecular studies related to a cell line of the oligodendrocyte-type-2 astrocyte lineage derived from a human glioblastoma multiforme'
