Stem Cell terms starting with O

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1. Olfactory bulb A part of the brain involved in detecting and discriminating among different smells.
2. Oligodendrocyte (AH-lih-goh-DEN-droh-site) A cell that forms the myelin sheath (a layer that covers and protects nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord.
3. Oligopotent progenitor cells Progenitor cells that can produce more than one type of mature cell. An example is the myeloid progenitor cell which can give rise to mature blood cells…
4. Oocyte The egg mother cell; it undergoes two meiotic divisions (oogenesis ) to form the egg cell.
5. Oocytes Egg cells.
6. Osteocalcin (OC) A cytokine produced by osteoblasts that promotes bone formation.
7. Osteoclast A giant multi-nuclear cell formed in the bone marrow of growing bones.
8. Osteocyte A cell from the bone tissue.
9. Osteogenesis imperfecta A large and miscellaneous group of conditions of abnormal fragility and plasticity of bone, with recurring fractures on trivial trauma.
10. Osteoprogenitor A cell-type that differentiates into a mature osteocyte.
11. Ovarian follicle An external, fluid-filled portion of the ovary in which oocytes mature before ovulation.
12. Oviduct The passage through which the ova travel from the ovary into the uterus.