The Myelin Sheath: Shape, Size ... Depending on the location, different glial cell types make myelin in a different manner. Schwann cells make myelin in the peripheral nervous system (PNS ...

(While not all nerve cells have myelin sheaths, those that do — particularly in the white matter of the brain ... In a very real sense, the word “cell” — derived from the 17th-century discovery that ...

"When conditional mouse mutants were made to lack glucose transporters ... this mechanism of metabolizing fatty acids from ...

They have some features in common: A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body. Tiny branches (dendrons ...

Scientists will use $1 million from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to explore ways to stop astrocytes from damaging ...

The discovery was made in cells tested in an Oregon ... which are cells that produce myelin. Myelin is the protective sheath covering each nerve cell’s axon — the threadlike portion of a ...

The discovery was made in cells tested in an Oregon ... which are cells that produce myelin. Myelin is the protective sheath covering each nerve cell's axon—the threadlike portion of a cell ...