SCHWANN CELL


Meaning of SCHWANN CELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshwän- ]

noun

Etymology: Theodor Schwann died 1882 German naturalist

Date: circa 1909

: the myelin-secreting cell surrounding a myelinated nerve fiber between two nodes of Ranvier

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