| Term: | myelinating Schwann cell membrane |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | myelinating Schwann cell |
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| Synonyms: | Schwann cells |
| Definition: | A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009135] |
| Name: | membrane |
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| Synonyms: | integral component of membrane, integral to membrane, membrane region, region of membrane, whole membrane |
| Definition: | A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it and attached to it. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016020] QuickGO AmiGO |