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OLIGODENDROCYTE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell of the oligodendroglia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oligodendrocyte" is a kind of...):
glial cell; neurogliacyte; neuroglial cell (a cell of the neuroglia)
Holonyms ("oligodendrocyte" is a part of...):
oligodendria; oligodendroglia (tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers)
Context examples:
This ceramide is found associated with the surface of the plasma membrane in developing thymic epithelial cells, oligodendrocyte progenitors, neuroendocrine cells, neurons and neuroblastoma cells.
(Ganglioside GQ, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding referring to the presence of a cellular infiltrate that is composed of cells with perinuclear cytoplasmic halos, resembling oligodendrocytes.
(Oligodendroglioma-Like Component with Perinuclear Cytoplasmic Halos Present, NCI Thesaurus)
An obsolete term referring to neoplasms arising from oligodendrocytes.
(Oligodendroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in transcriptional regulation and oligodendrocyte and motor neuron differentiation.
(OLIG2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The latter include astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells, neuroblasts, and olfactory receptor cells.
(Neuroepithelial Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
Cell adhesion molecule involved in a diverse range of contact-mediated interactions among neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and myotubes.
(CD56 Antigen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Later it is found on differentiated neurons, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and myotubes and mediates neuronal adhesion, guidance, and differentiation.
(CD56 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system arising from oligodendrocytes, exhibiting poor differentiation (anaplasia).
(Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The types of glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia, and ependymal cells.
(Glial cell, NCI Dictionary)
A tumor composed of two or more glial cell types (astrocytes, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes).
(Mixed glioma, NCI Thesaurus)
