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Pronunciation: /oligodendrocyte*/

oligodendrocyte

Definition

A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell.

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CA 19-9 assay

ERA-923

acute leukemia

multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome

thyroxin

matrix metalloproteinase

yttrium Y 90-DOTA anti-CEA monoclonal antibody M5A

agitation

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anti-MSLN CAR-T cells LCAR-M23

autologous rapamycin-resistant Th1/Tc1 cells RAPA-201

ibandronate sodium

Selzentry

ERK1/2 inhibitor LY3214996

recombinant thyrotropin alfa

Aurora kinase/VEGFR2 inhibitor CYC116

enadenotucirev-expressing FAP/CD3 bispecific FAP-TAc NG-641

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pathognomonic

oral papilloma

de novo mutation

gonadal mosaicism

trisomy

FDR

next-generation sequencing

clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential

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