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Schwann cell Moderate

Schwann cell has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath

2

Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons

See Also
schwannian axon peripheral nervous system kranocyte myelinopathy schwannoma neurofibroma neurolemma
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
somatic cell
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