Definition of Myelin. Meaning of Myelin. Synonyms of Myelin

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Definition of Myelin

Myelin
Myelin My"e*lin, n. [Gr. ? marrow.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.

Meaning of Myelin from wikipedia

- Myelin (/ˈmaɪ.əlɪn/ MY-ə-lin) is a lipid-rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses...
- Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a protein believed[weasel words] to be important in the process of myelination of nerves in the nervous system. The myelin...
- the myelin sheath of a myelinated axon. Oligodendrocytes form the insulating myelin in the CNS. Along myelinated nerve fibers, gaps in the myelin sheath...
- Myelinogenesis is the formation and development of myelin sheaths in the nervous system, typically initiated in late prenatal neurodevelopment and continuing...
- Nodes of Ranvier (/ˈrɑːnvieɪ/ RAHN-vee-ay), also known as myelin-sheath gaps, occur along a myelinated axon where the axolemma is exposed to the extracellular...
- Myelin incisures (also known as Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures, clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman, segments of Lanterman, medullary segments)...
- Myelin protein zero (P0, MPZ) is a single membrane glycoprotein which in humans is encoded by the MPZ gene. P0 is a major structural component of the myelin...
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is a glycoprotein believed to be important in the myelination of nerves in the central nervous system (CNS)....
- Schwann cells wrap around axons of motor and sensory neurons to form the myelin sheath. The Schwann cell promoter is present in the downstream region of...
- demyelinating disease refers to any disease affecting the nervous system where the myelin sheath surrounding neurons is damaged. This damage disrupts the transmission...