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The 15 pages that link to Oligodendrocyte, each with the reason it gives.

• Multiple sclerosisRelated: Damage to these cells can impair myelin maintenance and repair.

• MyelinRelated: Oligodendrocytes produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord.

• DemyelinationRelated: Damage to these cells can cause myelin loss in the brain and spinal cord.

• White matterRelated: These cells produce the myelin sheaths that characterize many white-matter fibers.

• AstrocyteCompared with: Unlike astrocytes, oligodendrocytes specialize in insulating axons with myelin.

• Schwann cellCompared with: Unlike a Schwann cell, one oligodendrocyte can myelinate several axons.

• LeukodystrophyRelated: Inherited defects affecting these cells can impair white-matter development and upkeep.

• Multiple system atrophyRelated: These glial cells develop the characteristic alpha-synuclein inclusions.

• Nervous tissueBroader topic: Its myelin insulates axons and speeds signal conduction.

• Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyRelated: JC virus damages these myelin-producing cells.

• Krabbe diseaseRelated: Psychosine toxicity and inflammation damage these myelin-producing cells.

• Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderCompared with: Multiple sclerosis primarily injures myelin and oligodendrocytes, whereas aquaporin-4 disease primarily targets astrocytes.

• Canavan diseaseRelated: These cells metabolize N-acetylaspartic acid and are central to the disease's white-matter pathology.

• Pelizaeus–Merzbacher diseaseRelated: PLP1-related cellular stress disrupts the cells responsible for making myelin.

• GliaBroader topic: Oligodendrocytes insulate multiple axons, enabling rapid electrical signaling.