Assertion: nervous system's cell | /r/Synonym | oligodendrocyte
Facets:
value: in the cns
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the central nervous system the myelin sheath is formed from glial cells called oligodendrocytes, and in peripheral nerves it is formed from Schwann cells (see below The neuroglia).
text: MS is characterized by intermittent damage to myelin (called demyelination) caused by the destruction of specialized cells (oligodendrocytes) that form the substance.
text: In the CNS, the cells forming the myelin sheath are called oligodendrocytes.