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entire myelin sheath

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000347

The insulating envelope that surrounds nerve fibers or axons. [ MP:0003871 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • MESH:D009186
  • NCIT:C13261
  • UMLS:C0026973 (ncithesaurus:Myelin_Sheath)
  • FMA:62983
  • GAID:731
  • GO:0043209
  • CALOHA:TS-2363
  • BTO:0000900
Subsets

pheno_slim

editor note

do not cede to GO until GO includes has_part link to myelin

has related synonym

medullary sheath

id

UBERON:0000347

prefLabel

Myelin sheath