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[olfactory ensheathing cell]
abbr. OEC. Called also olfactory ensheathing glia (abbr. OEG), Olfactory nerve ensheathing cells (abbr. ONEC), olfactory bulb ensheathing glia, OBECs [olfactory bulb ensheathing cells]. These cells are a specialized type of glial cells found in association with olfactory receptor neurons (Ramón-Cueto and Avila, 1998; Wewetzer et al, 2002; Field et al, 2003). They are pluripotent cells that can show features of astrocytes and Schwann cells (Devon and Doucette, 1992; Franceschini IA and Barnett SC, 1996; Pixley
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