myelin sheath in English

coating on the axons of nerve cells

Use "myelin sheath" in a sentence

1. Brain biopsy revealed severe damage to the myelin sheath. Question is, why?

2. The electron microscope was used to study the histomorphologic changes of myelin sheath in VTA.

3. And wide gaps appeared between axon and myelin sheath, and between layers of myelin shea.

4. Many Axons are covered by a myelin sheath formed from the cell membrane of a glial cell

5. What are Unmyelinated Axons? Those Axons which are not protected by myelin sheath are known as unmyelinated Axons

6. RESULTS: After trauma, some neurons displayed histopathologic changes of necrosis and apoptosis, axon myelin sheath internalization and disconnection.

7. Myelinated Axons are a portion of a neuron, or nerve cell, that is encapsulated by a fatty layer called the myelin sheath

8. 17 Multiple sclerosis occurs when the body launches an immune system attack against itself, destroying the myelin sheath and leading to immobility among sufferers.

9. It is assumed that the prolonged latency of the facial nerve due to an acoustic neurinoma is caused by damage to the myelin sheath or the axon.

10. "Because there is no myelin damage at birth, we assumed prions are needed to maintain the quality of the myelin sheath, which diminishes throughout life, " says Aguzzi.

11. Larger diameter Axons tend to be myelinated (covered by a myelin sheath), which allows them to conduct action potentials at greater velocities than smaller diameter, unmyelinated Axons

12. These Axons protected by myelin sheath are not easily damaged by the external environment and the rate of nerve impulse is also high in comparison to Unmyelinated Axons

13. Alexander disease is a type of leukodystrophy characterized by the destruction of the myelin sheath (the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fiber) and abnormal protein deposits known as Rosenthal fibers