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OLIGODENDROCYTES

Oligodendrocytes are a class of cells found in the central nervous system of vertebrates known as glial cells. Oligodendrocytes are one of two types of cell responsible for producing the fatty protein myelin - oligodendrocytes being found in the central nervous system, and Schwann cells which also produce myelin being found in the peripheral nervous system. Myelin produced by Oligodendrocytes insulates multiple axons.
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