Term: | oligodendrocyte paranode region of axon |
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Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
Name: | oligodendrocyte |
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Synonyms: | oligodendroglia |
Definition: | A class of large neuroglial (macroglial) cells in the central nervous system. Form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009076] |
Name: | paranode region of axon |
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Synonyms: | paranode |
Definition: | An axon part that is located adjacent to the nodes of Ranvier and surrounded by lateral loop portions of myelin sheath. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0033270] QuickGO AmiGO |