{"id":3786,"date":"2017-12-23T12:22:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en-mol.icb.usp.br\/?page_id=3786"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T20:30:31","slug":"9-13-nervous-tissue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/9-13-nervous-tissue\/","title":{"rendered":"9-13 Nervous tissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<strong>CELLS OF THE NERVOUS TISSUE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEUROGLIA &#8211; 7<\/p>\n<p>OLIGODENDROCYTES<br \/>\n <\/strong><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n  <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\nOligodendrocytes are named for their relatively small number of cell processes. The prefix oligo- means \u201cfew,\u201d and dendro- refers to the branched processes of the cell.<br \/>\nOligodendrocytes perform essential functions in the central nervous system (CNS). Their processes extend to axons and form layers of oligodendrocyte plasma membrane around them. These layers can become highly compacted to form <strong>myelin<\/strong>, which electrically insulates the axons and allows nerve impulses to be transmitted more rapidly and efficiently.<br \/>\nA single oligodendrocyte can form myelin sheaths around segments of several different axons. Oligodendrocytes are responsible for producing most of the myelin in the central nervous system.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-13-A.jpg \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brain. Metal impregnation. Low magnification.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-13-B.jpg \" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brain. Metal impregnation. Medium magnification.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/9-14-nervous-tissue\/\">NEXT PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/9-12-nervous-tissue\/\">PREVIOUS PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/9-0-nervous-tissue\/\">MENU OF THIS CHAPTER<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3786","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3786"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26274,"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3786\/revisions\/26274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mol-en.icb.usp.br\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}