entire myelin sheath
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000347
The insulating envelope that surrounds nerve fibers or axons. [ MP:0003871 ]
Term info
database cross reference
- BTO:0000900
- NCIT:C13261
- GO:0043209
- UMLS:C0026973 (ncithesaurus:Myelin_Sheath)
- GAID:731
- FMA:62983
- MESH:D009186
- CALOHA:TS-2363
Subsets
pheno_slim
editor note
do not cede to GO until GO includes has_part link to myelin
has related synonym
medullary sheath
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0000347
prefLabel
Myelin sheath
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- multi cell part structure
- composed primarily of some myelin sheath
- has part some myelin