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
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
Related terms
* myelopathy
* myelitis
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oligodendroglion
English
Noun
(oligodendroglia)
(anatomy) A glial cell smaller than an astrocyte, that forms the myelin sheath for many axons.