Satellite cells are oligodendrocytes that surround the cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system.

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Satellite cells are actually a type of glial cell found in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), not the central nervous system (CNS). The glial cell type that surrounds the cell bodies of neurons in the CNS is called an astrocyte. Oligodendrocytes are a different type of glial cell in the CNS that produce myelin sheaths around axons.

Satellite Cells Are Oligodendrocytes That Surround the Cell Bodies of Neurons