| demyelination |
loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
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| demyelination |
In neuroscience, myelin is an electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons, especially those in the peripheral nervous system. 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. The myelin produced by the different cell types varies in its chemical composition or configuration, but performs the same function. ...
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| demyelination |
Destruction, removal, or loss of the myelin sheath of a nerve or nerves.
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| demyelination |
The loss of nerve fiber "insulation" due to trauma or disease, which reduces the ability of nerves to conduct impulses (as in multiple sclerosis and some kinds of SCI).
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| demyelination |
destruction or loss of the myelin (a fatty substance) sheath that surrounds and insulates the axons of nerve cells.
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