Term: | trunk immature Schwann cell |
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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: | trunk |
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Definition: | Organism subdivision which is the part of the body posterior to the head and anterior to the post-vent region. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001115] |
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. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001725] |