| Term: | peripheral nervous system myelinating Schwann cell |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | peripheral nervous system |
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| Synonyms: | pns |
| Definition: | Nervous structures including ganglia outside of the central nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000142] |
| Name: | myelinating Schwann cell |
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| Synonyms: | Schwann cells |
| Definition: | A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009135] |