Schwann Cells

"Schwann Cells" 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.

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Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.

Descriptor ID	D012583
MeSH Number(s)	A08.637.800 A08.800.800.690 A11.650.800
Concept/Terms	Schwann Cells Schwann Cells Cells, Schwann

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Schwann Cells".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neuroglia [A08.637]
Schwann Cells [A08.637.800]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Schwann Cells [A08.800.800.690]
Cells [A11]
Neuroglia [A11.650]
Schwann Cells [A11.650.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Schwann Cells".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Schwann Cells".

Schwann Cells
Myelin Sheath

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