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Noun Concept
Categories: Nervous tissue, Signal transduction, Membrane biology
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Ranvier's nodes  nodes of Ranvier  node of Ranvier  GO:0033268  Myelin sheath gap
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Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons WordNet 3.0
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Small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In neuroscience and anatomy, Nodes of Ranvier, also known as myelin-sheath gaps, occur along a myelinated axon where the axolemma is exposed to the extracellular space. Wikipedia
Periodic gaps in the insulating myelin sheaths of myelinated axons Wikipedia Disambiguation
Axon part that is a gap in the myelin where voltage-gated sodium channels cluster and saltatory conduction takes place Wikidata
A small constriction in the myelin sheath of axons. Wiktionary
IS A
opening
cellular component
PART OF
medullary sheath
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranvier
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node of Ranvier
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node of Ranvier
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node of Ranvier
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Myelin sheath gap, Neurofibril node, Neurofibril nodes, Node of ranvier, nodes of Ranvier, Ranvier's nodes, Ranvier node
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GO:0033268, Nodes of Ranvier, Ranvier's Nodes

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