Schwann cell precursor
A giioblast cell that develops from a migratory neural crest cell. The SCP is embedded among neurons (axons) with minimal extracellular spaces separating them from nerve cell membranes and has no basal lamina. In rodents SCPs are the only cells in the Schwann cell linage that expresses Cdh19. [ GOC:tfm ]
Synonyms: Schwann cell precursor cell
Term info
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-3228
2010-09-24T02:06:10Z