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Meanings of myelin in English

Portuguese
mielina
Catalan
mielina

A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers.

mielina
Russian
миелин
Portuguese
mielina
Spanish
mielinización
Catalan
mielinització

Protein family; part of myelin sheath.

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Examples for "medulla"
Examples for "medulla"
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The last requires the connection with the medulla to be preserved entire.
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Now this is effected by removing the cerebrum and the medulla oblongata.
A History of Science — Volume 4
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In vitro incubation of kidney medulla slices with IL-1beta reduced VP binding.
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There is evidence that contrast media cause ischemia-reperfusion injury of the medulla.
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F. Macrocystis sp., tubular elements from the medulla, with sieve-like transverse walls.
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Usage of myelin in English
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These changes included fewer immune cells programmed to target myelin, they said.
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Recent studies have highlighted the value of lipidomics to study myelin biology.
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The immune system incorrectly attacks myelin, the protective insulation surrounding nerve fibres.
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Spared axons exhibited a marginally reduced myelin thickness and significantly shorter internodes.
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Those cells also make the protective myelin sheath that insulates nerve fibers.
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Molecular analysis of peripheral myelin genes will help to rule out misdiagnosed cases.
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However, microscopic observation of myelin in living organisms remains a challenge.
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Thus, the study of myelin structure and biochemistry is critically important.
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The mechanism underlying the inefficiency in myelin clearance is not clear.
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Mild cortical neuronal loss accompanied the gliosis, but no myelin loss was evident.
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Sphingolipids serve important structural and functional roles in cellular membranes and myelin sheaths.
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The elevated lambdamedium and lambdaminor may reflect a dominant effect of abnormal myelin.
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In this study, we show that neurons regulate myelin membrane trafficking in oligodendrocytes.
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Historically, myelin has been thought of as nothing more than insulation.
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The role of the neurovascular niche in CNS myelin regeneration is incompletely understood.
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Peripheral nerve myelin facilitates rapid impulse conduction and normal motor and sensory functions.
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Translations for myelin
Portuguese
mielina
Myelin through the time
Myelin across language varieties
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