Cell
schwann cell Audio
[ shvahn | English shwahn sel ]
Subclass of:
Peripheral Nerves; Neuroglia
Definitions related to schwann cells:
  • A type of glial cell of the peripheral nervous system that helps separate and insulate nerve cells.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Supporting cells of the peripheral nervous system that form the myelin sheaths of peripheral nervous system axons.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Schwann cell, any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons. Schwann cells are named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann, who discovered them in the 19th century. These cells are equivalent to a type of neuroglia called...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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