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myelinating Schwann cell
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A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. [ http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012583 ]
Term info
Label
myelinating Schwann cell
Synonyms
- neurilemmal cell
has broad synonym
Schwann cell, peripheral neuroglial cell