| Term: | spinal cord axon ensheathment |
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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: | spinal cord |
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| Synonyms: | medulla spinalis, spinal cord structure |
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| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000075] |
| Name: | axon ensheathment |
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| Synonyms: | cellular axon ensheathment, cellular nerve ensheathment, nerve ensheathment |
| Definition: | Any process in which the axon of a neuron is insulated, and that insulation maintained, thereby preventing dispersion of the electrical signal. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0008366] QuickGO AmiGO |