NALT

Preferred term

myelin sheath

Topic

The lipid-rich sheath surrounding axons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (Schwann cells in the peripheral and oligodendroglia in the central nervous system).

nervous system

neurilemma

medullary sheath
myelin

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

24595

Spanish

vaina de mielina
vaina medular

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51883

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 1/25/16