Ensheathing cells in the nerve fiber layer of the olfactory bulb--a novel glial cell type.
Olfactory nerve ensheathing cells (ONECs) were originally described as Schwann cells of the olfactory nerve. More recent studies have suggested that these cells express features of astrocytes, including the lack of basal lamina and collagen fibrils and the failure to ensheath axons individually. Recently performed experimental studies showed that ONECs from the olfactory bulb represent a novel glial cell type.
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Department of Anatomy, University Academy of Medicine, Poznań.
D000818:Animals; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000166:cytology*