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Accession
GO:0022010
Name
central nervous system myelination
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
myelination in central nervous system
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which neuronal axons and dendrites become coated with a segmented lipid-rich sheath (myelin) to enable faster and more energetically efficient conduction of electrical impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid
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Parents of central nervous system myelination (GO:0022010)
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central nervous system myelination [BFO:0000066 relation] BFO:0000066  central nervous system (UBERON:0001017)
central nervous system myelination [is_a relation] is_a  axon ensheathment in central nervous system (GO:0032291)
central nervous system myelination [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  oligodendrocyte development (GO:0014003)
central nervous system myelination [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Vertebrata (NCBITaxon:7742)
central nervous system myelination [is_a relation] is_a  myelination (GO:0042552)
Children of central nervous system myelination (GO:0022010)
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central nervous system myelin formation (GO:0032289) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  central nervous system myelination
central nervous system myelin maintenance (GO:0032286) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  central nervous system myelination
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