While a Schwann cell only myelinates a single axon, and completely surrounds the cell, the oligodendrocytes can instead myelinate several axons, and will do this by sending out thin projections of their cell membrane which envelope and enclose the axon.
A Schwann cell only myelinates a single axon. A Schwann cell only completely surrounds the cell. The oligodendrocytes can instead myelinate several axons. The oligodendrocytes will do this by. The oligodendrocytes are sending out thin projections of their cell membrane. These thin projections of their cell membrane envelope. The oligodendrocytes will enclose the axon.