A glial cell that myelinates or ensheathes axons in the peripheral nervous system. [ GOC:tfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16807057 ]
Synonyms: neurolemmocyte
Term information
- BTO:0001220
- CALOHA:TS-0898
- MESH:D012583
- null:https://cellxgene.cziscience.com/cellguide/CL_0002573
cellxgene_subset, human_reference_atlas
A myelinating Schwann cell wraps around a single axon. Myelination occurs in larger diameter axons, while a process called ensheathment occurs on smaller diameter axons in which a single cell wraps around multiple small, unmyelinated axons separating them with a thin layer of cytoplasm. The structure formed is called a Remak bundle.