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Record 1 2004-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The lipoproteinaceous material enveloping the axon of myelinated nerve fibers, composed of regularly alternating layers of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, sphingolipids, phosphatidates) and protein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Les cellules qui fabriquent la myéline (soit les oligodendrocytes, dans le système nerveux central, et [les] cellules de Schwann, dans le système nerveux périphérique) doivent être en communication constante avec l'axone qu'elles entourent de myéline.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Sustancia que envuelve las fibras nerviosas, actúa como un aislante que facilita la conducción de impulsos eléctricos.

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