Schwann cells or neurolemmocytes (named after German physiologist Theodor Schwann) are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Glial...
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considered to be the extension of cell theory to animals. Other contributions include the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system,...
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Schwannoma (redirect from Schwann cell tumor)
(or neurilemmoma) is a usually benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells, which normally produce the insulating myelin sheath covering peripheral...
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terminal Schwann cells, present at neuromuscular junctions, the Schwann cells of Remak fibers (also called Remak Schwann cells) and the Schwann cells associated...
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Dendrite Soma Axon Axon hillock Nucleus Node of Ranvier Axon terminal Schwann cell Myelin sheath Many vertebrate axons are surrounded by a myelin sheath...
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Glia (redirect from Spider cell)
glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells and microglia, and in the peripheral nervous system they include Schwann cells and satellite...
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Neurofibroma (section Schwann cells)
regulating the RAS-mediated cell growth signaling pathway. In contrast to schwannomas, another type of tumor arising from Schwann cells, neurofibromas incorporate...
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Neurilemma (redirect from Nucleated sheath of Schwann)
known as neurolemma, sheath of Schwann, or Schwann's sheath) is the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells (also called neurilemmocytes)...
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Nerve injury (section Role of Schwann cells)
that essentially prepares the distal stump for reinnervation. Schwann cells are glial cells in the peripheral nervous system that support neurons by forming...
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macrophages. The macrophages, accompanied by Schwann cells, serve to clear the debris from the degeneration. Schwann cells respond to loss of axons by extrusion...
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Perisynaptic schwann cells (also known as Terminal schwann cells or Teloglia) are neuroglia found at the Neuromuscular junction (NMJ) with known functions...
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defined as the differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) or Schwann cell progenitors into their mature counterparts, followed by myelin...
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Schwann may refer to: The Schwann cell Henry Schwann, English cricketer Theodor Schwann, a German physiologist, histologist and cytologist Schwann Records...
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neurolemmocytes (Schwann cells), which only myelinate a section of one axon. In the CNS, axons carry electrical signals from one nerve cell body to another...
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Oligodendrocyte (redirect from Oligodendroglial cell)
system (CNS) of jawed vertebrates. Their function is similar to that of Schwann cells, which perform the same task in the peripheral nervous system (PNS)...
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Theodor Schwann in 1838, who viewed live cells in plant and animal tissue, respectively. 19 years later, Rudolf Virchow further contributed to the cell theory...
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Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann, states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, that cells are the fundamental unit of structure...
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Synaptogenesis (section Origin and movement of cells)
observation. The synapse itself is composed of three cells: the motor neuron, the myofiber, and the Schwann cell. In a normally functioning synapse, a signal...
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Soma (biology) (redirect from Cell body)
Dendrite Soma Axon Axon hillock Nucleus Node of Ranvier Axon terminal Schwann cell Myelin sheath In cellular neuroscience, the soma (pl.: somata or somas;...
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medullary segments) are small pockets of cytoplasm left behind during the Schwann cell myelination process. They are histological evidence of the small amount...
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Theodor Schwann both also studied cells of both animal and plants. What they discovered were significant differences between the two types of cells. This...
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influenced by a number of factors in the PNS system. Some factors include Schwann cell characteristics, neurotrophic factors, and nerve branch size. These factors...
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formed by two types of glial cells: Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes. In the peripheral nervous system Schwann cells form the myelin sheath of a myelinated...
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Microscopical researches into the accordance in the structure and growth of animals and plants (category Cell biology)
plants is a famous treatise by Theodor Schwann published in 1839 which officially formulated the basis of the cell theory. The original title was Mikroskopische...
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Lactotroph Ameloblast Neuron Glia Schwann cell Satellite glial cell Chromaffin cell Glomus cell Melanocyte Nevus cell Merkel cell Odontoblast Cementoblast Corneal...
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Neuron (redirect from Nerve cell)
Dendrite Soma Axon Axon hillock Nucleus Node of Ranvier Axon terminal Schwann cell Myelin sheath Neurons are highly specialized for the processing and transmission...
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expressed in Schwann cells. Because this protein is also present in oligodendrocytes, demyelination can appear in the CNS. Schwann cells create the myelin...
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myelination is needed. The way in which the Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes myelinate nerves differ. A Schwann cell usually myelinates a single axon, completely...
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Nerve guidance conduit (section Schwann cells)
on Schwann cells. Lavdas et al. (2006) investigated whether sustained expression of PSA on Schwann cells enhances their migration. Schwann cells were...
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The tumor originates when Schwann cells that form the insulating myelin sheath on the nerve malfunction. Normally, Schwann cells function beneficially to...
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