Ranvier's Nodes

"Ranvier's Nodes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Regularly spaced gaps in the myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. Ranvier's nodes allow saltatory conduction, that is, jumping of impulses from node to node, which is faster and more energetically favorable than continuous conduction.

Descriptor ID	D011901
MeSH Number(s)	A08.637.800.500.700 A08.675.542.512.560.700 A08.800.800.690.500.700 A10.755.503.700 A11.284.149.165.760 A11.650.800.500.700 A11.671.501.512.560.700 A11.671.514.553.640
Concept/Terms	Ranvier's Nodes Ranvier's Nodes Nodes, Ranvier's Ranviers Nodes Nodes of Ranvier Ranvier Nodes

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neuroglia [A08.637]
Schwann Cells [A08.637.800]
Myelin Sheath [A08.637.800.500]
Ranvier's Nodes [A08.637.800.500.700]
Neurons [A08.675]
Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A08.675.542.512]
Myelin Sheath [A08.675.542.512.560]
Ranvier's Nodes [A08.675.542.512.560.700]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Schwann Cells [A08.800.800.690]
Myelin Sheath [A08.800.800.690.500]
Ranvier's Nodes [A08.800.800.690.500.700]
Tissues [A10]
Nerve Tissue [A10.755]
Myelin Sheath [A10.755.503]
Ranvier's Nodes [A10.755.503.700]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Membrane [A11.284.149]
Cell Membrane Structures [A11.284.149.165]
Ranvier's Nodes [A11.284.149.165.760]
Neuroglia [A11.650]
Schwann Cells [A11.650.800]
Myelin Sheath [A11.650.800.500]
Ranvier's Nodes [A11.650.800.500.700]
Neurons [A11.671]
Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A11.671.501.512]
Myelin Sheath [A11.671.501.512.560]
Ranvier's Nodes [A11.671.501.512.560.700]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A11.671.514]
Myelin Sheath [A11.671.514.553]
Ranvier's Nodes [A11.671.514.553.640]

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