#oligodendroglia tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
supertype: neuroglia sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
part: oligodendrocyte
part of: medullary_sheath__medullarysheath__myelin_sheath a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers
part of: medullated_nerve_fiber__myelinated_nerve_fiber a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
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