central nervous system myelination
The process in which neuronal axons and dendrites become coated with a segmented lipid-rich sheath (myelin) to enable faster and more energetically efficient conduction of electrical impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier.
GO:0032291
axon ensheathment in central nervous system
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GO:0042552
myelination
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GO:0014003
oligodendrocyte development
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myelination in central nervous system
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