1.0Neurological Disordershttps://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archiveNeurological Disordershttps://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archiverich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MzO3W8sPEW"><a href="https://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archive/oligodendrocyte/">Oligodendrocyte</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archive/oligodendrocyte/embed/#?secret=MzO3W8sPEW" width="600" height="338" title="“Oligodendrocyte” — Neurological Disorders" data-secret="MzO3W8sPEW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://pediatricbrainfoundation.org/archive/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Oligodendrocytes are a type of brain cell whose purpose it is to provide support and insulate axons in the Central Nervous System by creating the myelin sheath. They work to speed up the electrical signal that travels through an axon.