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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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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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MESH:D012583 BTO:0001220 CALOHA:TS-0898 |
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A glial cell that myelinates or ensheathes axons in the peripheral nervous system. |
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Schwann cell |
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CL:0002573 |
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Schwann cell |
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