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