oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0070444
The multiplication or reproduction of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Oligodendrocyte progenitors give rise to oligodendrocytes, which form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15504915 GOC:mah GOC:sl ]
Synonyms: oligodendrocyte precursor proliferation
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- neural precursor cell proliferation
- acts on population of some oligodendrocyte precursor cell
- part of some gliogenesis