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MeSH Heading: Schwann Cells
Tree Number(s): A08.637.800; A08.800.800.690; A11.650.800
Unique ID: D012583
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012583
Scope Note: Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
Entry Term(s): Schwann Cell
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(63)
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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