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  2. Oligodendrocyte - Wikipedia

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    Oligodendrocytes are a type of glial cell, non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system.They arise during development from oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), [8] which can be identified by their expression of a number of antigens, including the ganglioside GD3, [9] [10] [11] the NG2 chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, and the platelet-derived growth factor-alpha receptor subunit (PDGF ...

  3. File:Neuron with oligodendrocyte and myelin sheath.svg

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 03:57, 22 July 2010: 410 × 485 (99 KB): Andrew c: changes per graphic lab discussion en.wiki : 17:25, 14 July 2010

  4. Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell - Wikipedia

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    Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), also known as oligodendrocyte precursor cells, NG2-glia, O2A cells, or polydendrocytes, are a subtype of glia in the central nervous system named for their essential role as precursors to oligodendrocytes and myelin. [1] They are typically identified in the human by co-expression of PDGFRA and CSPG4.

  5. OLIG2 - Wikipedia

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    Oligodendrocyte transcription factor (OLIG2) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor encoded by the OLIG2 gene. The protein is of 329 amino acids in length, 32 kDa in size and contains one basic helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain. [5] It is one of the three members of the bHLH family. The other two members are OLIG1 and OLIG3.

  6. Stem-cell therapy - Wikipedia

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    The trial aimed to evaluate the drug GRNOPC1, embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, on people with acute spinal cord injury. The trial was discontinued in November 2011 so that the company could focus on therapies in the "current environment of capital scarcity and uncertain economic conditions". [ 25 ]

  7. Little-Known Facts About Cats' Fur Are Downright Fascinating

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    Other cats have different ratios or guard and awn hair. And some cats, like so-called hairless breeds, have an entirely different type of hair, known as vellus hairs. (This is also, by the way ...

  8. 32 fun facts about ragdoll cats

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    Check out these 32 fun facts about ragdoll cats, number 7 will surprise you! ... by the name of Josephine, who was a free-roaming cat from Ann’s neighborhood. Ann managed to get hold of three of ...

  9. 32 fun facts about American shorthair cats - AOL

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    One of the fun facts about British shorthair cats is that they were used to breed American shorthair cats. The first record of breeding was in 1904. The first record of breeding was in 1904. 11.