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Oct 10, 2021 at 19:12 history edited AliceD CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dec 16, 2014 at 4:30 comment added AliceD Yep, they are definitely cellular - follow the citing link, grab any neuroscience textbook, or everyone's best pal wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelin. Thanks for the typo though :)
Dec 16, 2014 at 4:28 comment added John Dvorak Not only that, I didn't know the myelin sheath is formed by having some extra cells migrate into place. I thought they were acellular and grew from the axon?
Dec 16, 2014 at 4:22 history edited AliceD CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dec 16, 2014 at 4:20 comment added John Dvorak "oligodendrocytes ... wrap themselves to form the insulting myelin sheath" - wait, what? TIL.
Dec 15, 2014 at 17:29 vote accept DLV
Dec 15, 2014 at 14:18 comment added Luke Great answer. Glial cells (resident, supporting cells) also include resident immune cells, such as microglia, which are related to the monocyte lineage
Dec 15, 2014 at 11:38 history edited AliceD CC BY-SA 3.0
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Dec 15, 2014 at 11:29 history answered AliceD CC BY-SA 3.0