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myelin
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myelin
Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′ĕ-lin Definitions: 1. The lipoproteinaceous material, composed of regularly alternating membranes of lipid lamellae (cholesterol, phospholipids, sphingolipids, and phosphatidates) and protein, of the myelin sheath. 2. Droplets of lipid formed during autol...
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Myelin
Compact fatty material that surrounds and insulates axons of some neurons.
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Myelin
the fatty covering of myelinated nerves which appears white to the naked eye. The parts of the brain and spinal cord, in which myelinated nerves run, has therefore been called the 'white' matter as distinct from the 'grey' matter composed of nerve cells. Myelin also contains about 20 % of proteins w...
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myelin
[n] - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
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Myelin
A fat-like substance wrapped around nerve fibres, acting as an insulator and assisting the rapid transmission of nerve impulses.
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Myelin
Myelin: The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons (nerve fibers). This sheath around the axon acts like a conduit in an electrical system, ensuring that messages sent by axons are not lost en route. It allows efficient conduction of actio...
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myelin
The material making up the myelin sheath of nerve axons.
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Myelin
My'e·lin noun [ Greek marrow.] (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of pho...
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myelin
<anatomy, neurology, pathology> The material making up the myelin sheath of nerve axons. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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myelin
myeline noun a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
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myelin
(mi´ә-lin) the lipid substance forming a sheath (the myelin sheath) around the axons of certain nerve fibers; it is an electrical insulator that serves to speed the conduction of nerve impulses in these nerve fibers, which are called myelinated or medullated fibers. adj., myelin´ic., adj.
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Myelin
• (n.) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers. • (n.) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
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myelin
white, insulating sheath composed of fatty materials, protein, and water on the axon of many nerve fibres. The myelin sheath is deposited by Schwann ... [3 related articles]
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myelin
myelin, myeline A white fatty material, composed chiefly of lipids and lipoproteins, that encloses certain axons and nerve fibers.
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Myelin
Myelin is a dielectric (electrically insulating) material that forms a layer, the myelin sheath, usually around only the axon of a neuron. It is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system. Myelin is an outgrowth of a type of glial cell. The production of the myelin sheath is called ...
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myelin
The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves. Myelin is a layered tissue that sheathes the axons. This sheath around the axon acts like a conduit in an electrical system, ensuring that messages sent by axons are not lost en route. It allows efficient conduction of action potentials down the a...
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Myelin
Myelin is a collection of lipid fats and proteins that insulates the axons of some neurons. This insulation being known as a myelin sheath.
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MYELIN
Fatty substance forming the outer tunic (myelin sheath) around many nerve axons; facilitates the conduction of nerve impulses along the axons.
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myelin
Greek myelos = marrow; hence, white fatty sheath of an axis cylinder; adjective - myelinated.
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myelin
(mi;ue-lin) A lipoprotein material that forms a sheathlike covering around nerve fibers.
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myelin
(mi;ue-lin) A lipoprotein material that forms a sheathlike covering around nerve fibers.
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myelin
The fatty substance that covers and protects nerves.
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myelin
1) Fat 2) Medulla 3) Myeline
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