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oligodendrocyte

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006048

A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006048
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006048",
  "term": "oligodendrocyte",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/oligodendrocyte/"
}

Record 12,139 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.