TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dimou, Leda
AU  - Simons, Mikael
TI  - Diversity of oligodendrocytes and their progenitors.
JO  - Current opinion in neurobiology
VL  - 47
SN  - 0959-4388
CY  - Philadelphia, Pa.
PB  - Current Biology
M1  - DZNE-2020-06009
SP  - 73-79
PY  - 2017
AB  - The established function of oligodendrocytes and their progenitors is to drive the cellular events of myelination, a highly diversified process necessary to match the needs of various neuronal subtypes and networks. The morphological and molecular heterogeneity of oligodendrocytes and their progenitors point to functions beyond establishing saltatory nerve conduction. Here, we review the diversity in the oligodendroglial lineage as well as the classical and new functions identified for oligodendrocytes and their progenitors. Because oligodendroglia remain highly responsive to environmental changes, they likely contribute to various neurological and psychiatric diseases.
KW  - Animals
KW  - Brain: cytology
KW  - Brain: physiology
KW  - Cell Lineage
KW  - Humans
KW  - Neural Stem Cells: cytology
KW  - Neural Stem Cells: physiology
KW  - Oligodendroglia: cytology
KW  - Oligodendroglia: physiology
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:29078110
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.conb.2017.09.015
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/139687
ER  -