myelin sheath
id: GO:0043209
name: myelin sheath
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Parent Functions
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GO:0044464 | cell part |