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Myelin vs Oligodendroglion - What's the difference?

myelin | oligodendroglion |

As nouns the difference between myelin and oligodendroglion

is that myelin is a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves while oligodendroglion is a glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons.

myelin

English

(wikipedia myelin)

Noun

(-)
  • (neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
  • Derived terms

    * demyelination * myelinic * myelin basic protein * myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein * myelin sheath

    oligodendroglion

    English

    Noun

    (oligodendroglia)
  • (anatomy) A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons.