Schmidt-Lanterman incisure

Term ID

GO:0043220

Synonyms

• Schmidt-Lanterman cleft

Definition

Regions within compact myelin in which the cytoplasmic faces of the enveloping myelin sheath are not tightly juxtaposed, and include cytoplasm from the cell responsible for making the myelin. Schmidt-Lanterman incisures occur in the compact myelin internode, while lateral loops are analogous structures found in the paranodal region adjacent to the nodes of Ranvier.

References

• NIF_Subcellular:sao254777664

Ontology

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