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Schwann cell
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English
Etymology
After their discoverer Theodor Schwann (1810–1882), German physiologist.
Noun
Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons
Synonyms
en cell of Schwann
en lemnoblast
en neurolemmocyte
Related terms
Schwannian
Translations
Italian: it lemnoblasto m
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