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Noun Concept
Categories: Glial cells, Neurophysiology
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Schwann cell  Neurolemmocyte  neurolemmocytes  peripheral glial cell  peripheral neuroglial cell
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Any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath WordNet 3.0
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Any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Schwann cells or neurolemmocytes are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system. Wikipedia
glial cell type Wikidata
Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons. Wiktionary
IS A
somatic cell
cell type
neuroglia
HAS KIND
Perisynaptic Schwann cells
NAMED AFTER
Schwann
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Schwann cell
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Schwann cell
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Schwann cell
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Schwann cell
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Neurolemmocyte, neurolemmocytes, Schwan cell, Schwan Cells, Schwann Cell, schwann cell transplant, Schwann cell transplantation, Schwann cells, Schwann cells transplant, Schwann cells transplantation, Schwanns Cell, Shwan cell
Wikidata Alias
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peripheral glial cell, peripheral neuroglial cell, schwann cell, schwann cells

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