axon ensheathment
id: GO:0008366
name: axon ensheathment
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process in which the axon of a neuron is insulated, and that insulation maintained, thereby preventing dispersion of the electrical signal.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0032285 | non-myelinated axon ensheathment |
| GO:0032291 | axon ensheathment in central nervous system |
| GO:0032292 | peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment |
| GO:0042552 | myelination |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007272 | ensheathment of neurons |
