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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043209
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043209
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| Preferred Name | myelin sheath |
| Definitions |
An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while oligodendrocytes supply it to those of the central nervous system.
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| Synonyms |
oligodendrocyte myelin sheath
astrocyte sheath
Schwann cell myelin sheath
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while oligodendrocytes supply it to those of the central nervous system. |
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| preferred label | myelin sheath
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| label | myelin sheath
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| prefLabel | myelin sheath
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Wikipedia:Myelin
NIF_Subcellular:sao593830697
FMA:62983
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| notation | GO:0043209
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oligodendrocyte myelin sheath
astrocyte sheath
Schwann cell myelin sheath
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| id | GO:0043209
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| note | An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while oligodendrocytes supply it to those of the central nervous system.
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| alternative label |
oligodendrocyte myelin sheath
astrocyte sheath
Schwann cell myelin sheath
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| has_obo_namespace | cellular_component
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