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Definition of Schwann cell
1. Noun. Any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath.
Definition of Schwann cell
1. Noun. Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Schwann cell
1. A specialised glial cell that wraps around vertebrate axons providing extremely good electrical insulation. Separated by nodes of Ranvier about once every millimetre, at which the axon surface is exposed to the environment. See: saltatory conduction, myelin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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Literary usage of Schwann cell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"An immortalized schwann cell line has been produced and offers the advantage of
rapidly generating extremely large numbers of schwann cells that are ..."
2. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"This is accomplished by an infolding of the outer layer of the surface membrane
of the schwann cell (or glial cell); by growth and lateral movement about ..."
3. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"This is accomplished by an infolding of the outer layer of the surface membrane
of the schwann cell (or glial cell); by growth and lateral movement about ..."
4. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1902)
"We usually, therefore, speak of the Schleiden-schwann cell theory. As a result
of this theory the walls, the cell membrane, were regarded ..."
5. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"... Schleiden-schwann cell theory the cell wall was all important, as through it
diffusion currents must pass between the contents and the surrounding ..."
6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"The development of the schwann cell bands precedes the fibrillary process, ie,
the formation of the new axis cylinder, and recedes as the latter advances. ..."
7. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler, Thomas McCrae (1916)
"... the central end of the divided nerve as well as the changes in the periphery,
which are most marked in the cells of the sheath of Schwann. Cell Systems. ..."
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