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  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. nervous system
  5. myelin sheath
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. experimental design
  3. mathematics and statistics
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. experimental design
  3. mathematics and statistics
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. animal anatomy
  5. nervous system
  6. myelin sheath

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myelin sheath

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Definición

  • Information The lipid-rich sheath surrounding axons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (Schwann cells in the peripheral and oligodendroglia in the central nervous system).

    Fuente: Medical Subject Headings

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

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  • medullary sheath
  • myelin

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