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myelin |
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A mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many axons, increasing the speed at which action potentials are conducted. In the central nervous system myelin is made by oligodendrocytes. In the periperal nervous system myelin is made by Schwann cells. |
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A mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many axons, increasing the speed at which action potentials are conducted. In the central nervous system myelin is made by oligodendrocytes. In the periperal nervous system myelin is made by Schwann cells. |
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myelin |
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RB_0000043 |
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myelin |
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