Term Name: myelinating Schwann cell
Synonyms: Schwann cells
Definition: A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
Appears at: Hatching:Long-pec (48.0h-60.0h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009135]

Relationships
develops from: immature Schwann cell
is part of: peripheral nervous system
is a type of: glial cell (sensu Vertebrata) insulating cell myelin accumulating cell

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