Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) OWL View license
Last submission date March 18, 2024
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ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043209
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0043209
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Preferred name

myelin sheath

Synonyms

oligodendrocyte myelin sheath

Definitions

An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while oligodendrocytes supply it to those of the central nervous system.

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