Planteome: Term Details for "myelin sheath" (GO:0043209)

Accession: GO:0043209
Name: myelin sheath
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: Schwann cell myelin sheath, astrocyte sheath, oligodendrocyte myelin sheath
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. It is an outgrowth of glial cells: Schwann cells supply the myelin for peripheral neurons while oligodendrocytes supply it to those of the central nervous system. Source: Wikipedia:Myelin, GOC:jl, NIF_Subcellular:sao593830697, GOC:cjm
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0043209 at QuickGO
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
myelin sheath	is_a	cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)

subject	relation	object
myelin sheath adaxonal region (GO:0035749)	BFO:0000050	myelin sheath
structural constituent of myelin sheath (GO:0019911)	BFO:0000066	myelin sheath
compact myelin (GO:0043218)	BFO:0000050	myelin sheath
lateral loop (GO:0043219)	BFO:0000050	myelin sheath
myelin sheath abaxonal region (GO:0035748)	BFO:0000050	myelin sheath