Myelin Synonyms

mīə-lĭn
A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. myeline
  2. medulla

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Myelin Sentence Examples

  • The complex fat of the myelin becomes altered chemically, while the other components of the sheath break down.

  • In secondary encephalitis, symptoms usually begin five to ten days after the onset of the disease itself and are related to the breakdown of the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers.

  • The Schwann cell has an extensive cytoplasm which allows it to wrap a myelin sheath around nerve axons.

  • Myelin also contains about 20% of proteins whose prime role is to mediate adhesion between adjacent Schwann cells.

  • These sclerotic plaques are the decay in the myelin sheathing of the myelinated axons from distinct regions within the CNS.

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