ensheathment of neurons
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0007272
The process in which glial cells envelop neuronal cell bodies and/or axons to form an insulating layer. This can take the form of myelinating or non-myelinating ensheathment. [ GOC:dgh GOC:tb GOC:dph ]
Term info
ionic insulation of neurons by glial cells
biological_process
GO:0007272
Term relations
- cellular process
- part of some nervous system development
- has participant some neuron
- has participant some glial cell