part of part of in taxon acts on population of oligodendrocyte precursor cell cell population proliferation gliogenesis neural precursor cell proliferation oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation oligodendrocyte precursor proliferation The multiplication or reproduction of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Oligodendrocyte progenitors give rise to oligodendrocytes, which form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. GO:0070444 Eumetazoa