Oligodendrocytes are overwhelming! Join Alie Astrocyte as she explains why the glial cell known as the oligodendrocyte is so important, and why myelin sheaths matter.
Sources:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799635/
http://www.brainfacts.org/brain-basics/neuroanatomy/articles/2015/myelin/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603088/
https://www.hse.ru/data/2013/10/09/1280379806/Fundamental%20Neuroscience%20(3rd%20edition)%202008.pdf (Pages 47 & 48)
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