loading...| Preferred Name |
Schwann cell |
| Definitions |
A glial cell that myelinates or ensheathes axons in the peripheral nervous system. A myelinating Schwann cell wraps around a single axon. Myelination occurs in larger diameter axons, while a process called ensheathment occurs on smaller diameter axons in which a single cell wraps around multiple small, unmyelinated axons separating them with a thin layer of cytoplasm. The structure formed is called a Remak bundle. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002573 |
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A myelinating Schwann cell wraps around a single axon. Myelination occurs in larger diameter axons, while a process called ensheathment occurs on smaller diameter axons in which a single cell wraps around multiple small, unmyelinated axons separating them with a thin layer of cytoplasm. The structure formed is called a Remak bundle. |
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| creation_date |
2011-03-02T01:19:27Z |
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CALOHA:TS-0898 MESH:D012583 BTO:0001220 |
| definition |
A glial cell that myelinates or ensheathes axons in the peripheral nervous system. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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Schwann cell |
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CL:0002573 |
| prefLabel |
Schwann cell |
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