Term Name:	Schmidt-Lanterman incisure
Synonyms:	Schmidt-Lanterman cleft
Definition:	Regions within compact myelin in which the cytoplasmic faces of the enveloping myelin sheath are not tightly juxtaposed, and include cytoplasm from the cell responsible for making the myelin. Schmidt-Lanterman incisures occur in the compact myelin internode, while lateral loops are analogous structures found in the paranodal region adjacent to the nodes of Ranvier.
Ontology:	GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043220]    QuickGO    AmiGO