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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, long volume value, Nervous tissue
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myelin  myeline  medulla  astrocyte sheath  cubierta de astrocitos
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A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers WordNet 3.0
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A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In vertebrates, most neuronal cell axons are encased in myelin. Wikipedia
protein family; part of myelin sheath Wikidata
A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves. Wiktionary
White, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
fat
cellular component
protein family
lipoprotein
HAS PART
myelin
PART OF
medullary sheath
myelin
nerve cell
DERIVATION
myelinic
PRODUCED BY
neuroglia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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myelin, myeline, medulla
Wikipedia
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myelin
Wikidata
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myelin
Wiktionary
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myelin
Wikipedia Redirections
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demyelinate, demyelinating, dysmyelination, hypomyelination, Medullate, Medullated, Myelin proteins, myelin sheaths, Myelin Sheeth, myelinate, myelinated, myelination, unmyelinated
Wikidata Alias
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astrocyte sheath, cubierta de astrocitos, IR: 0043209, oligodendrocyte myelin sheath, Schwann cell myelin sheath, vaina de mielina, Vaina de mielina de células de Schwann, vaina de mielina oligodendrocítica

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