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Myelin Sheath

Known as: Sheath, Myelin, Myelin Sheaths, Sheaths, Myelin 
The lipid-rich sheath surrounding AXONS in both the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myelin sheath is an electrical… 
National Institutes of Health

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AxonDemyelinating DiseasesMBP protein, humanMicrobiological

Narrower (7)

MyelinRanvier's Nodescompact myelinlateral loop

Broader (2)

Nerve TissueNervous system structure

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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Expression of NF-L in both neuronal and nonneuronal cells of transgenic mice: increased neurofilament density in axons without affecting caliber
We have generated transgenic mice containing additional copies of the murine NF-L gene in order to examine the consequences of… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Biochemical and anatomical observations on the degeneration of peptide-containing primary afferent neurons after neonatal capsaicin
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Potential clamp analysis of membrane currents in rat myelinated nerve fibres.
1. Large myelinated nerve fibres were isolated from rats and the membrane action potential was recorded in single nodes of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The sensitization of high threshold mechanoreceptors with myelinated axons by repeated heating.
1. Seventy high threshold mechanoreceptor units (HTMs) with myelinated axons were isolated from the sural nerves of cats and… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Cerebroside Antibody Inhibits Sulfatide Synthesis and Myelination and Demyelinates in Cord Tissue Cultures
Antiserum to cerebroside was prepared in rabbits by injection of cerebroside together with bovine serum albumin in complete… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Abnormalities of peripheral nerves in murine muscular dystrophy.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Characterization of two ganglion cell populations in avian ciliary ganglia.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
CORRELATION OF FINE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE INNERVATION OF SMOOTH MUSCLE IN THE GUINEA PIG VAS DEFERENS
An electron microscope study of the innervation of smooth muscle of the guinea pig vas deferens was undertaken in order to find a… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Electron microscopy of experimental degeneration in the avian optic tectum.
One of the major problems of electron microscopy of the central nervous system is to locate with precision the region involved in… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND LOW-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF THE NERVE MYELIN SHEATH
1. A close correlation has been obtained between high resolution electron microscopy and low-angle x-ray diffraction studies of… 
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