| Term Name: | immature Schwann cell |
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| Definition: | A glial cell that develops from a Schwann cell precursor. The immature Schwann cell is embedded among neurons (axons) with minimal extracellular spaces separating them from nerve cell membranes and has a basal lamina. Cells can survive without an axon present. Immature Schwann cell can be found communally ensheathing large groups of axons. |
| Appears at: | Segmentation:10-13 somites (14.0h-16.0h) |
| Evident until: | Pharyngula:High-pec (42.0h-48.0h) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001725] |
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