| Term: | CoPA myelin sheath |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | CoPA |
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| Synonyms: | primary commissural interneuron |
| Definition: | An interneuron in the spinal cord. CoPA are bipolar with "T" shaped dorsal dendrites, have contralateral longitudinal axons that crosses the cord dorsal to the Mauthner neuron and ascends in the dorsal cord. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005175] |
| Name: | myelin sheath |
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| Synonyms: | astrocyte sheath, oligodendrocyte myelin sheath, Schwann cell myelin sheath |
| Definition: | An electrically insulating fatty layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons. 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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043209] QuickGO AmiGO |