Oligodendroglia

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Used for

macroglia, oligodendrocyte

Broader Terms

brain cell, glia

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Staining intensity of oligodendroglia is dependent upon age, brain region, and nervous tract studied.
• A major function of the oligodendroglia is to produce myelin.
• Glutathione peroxidase activity of oligodendroglia is less than 15% of that found in astrocytes.
• Thus induction of cerebroside synthesis in oligodendroglia is complex and may involve many factors.
• In addition, the absence of a correlation between increased oligodendroglial infection and the extent of demyelination suggests a complex pathobiology of myelin loss in which infection of oligodendroglia is required but not sufficient.

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