| Name: | lateral line nerve |
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| Synonyms: | lateral line nerves |
| Definition: | Cranial nerves that carry afferent and efferent fibers for the lateral line system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001479] |
| Name: | myelin sheath |
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| Synonyms: | astrocyte sheath, oligodendrocyte myelin sheath, Schwann cell myelin sheath |
| Definition: | 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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043209] QuickGO AmiGO |