A layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers.
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1Those cells also make the protective myelin sheath that insulates nerve fibers.
2The myelin sheath allows electrical impulses to transmit quickly and efficiently along the nerve cells.
3One of the most significant interactions between Schwann cells and neurons is myelin sheath formation.
4The myelin sheath and axon degenerates, making them look scarred or sclerotic, hence the name.
5The lymphatic vessels were distributed around the myelin sheath and co-localized with lymphatic endothelial cells.
1Axons without the medullary sheath are found in the sympathetic nerves.
2The investment of nerve fibers with a protective covering or medullary sheath, consisting of white, fat-like matter.
3Each one of the perforations is the entrance to an oblique tunnel, which is bored in the medullary sheath of the twig.
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