Schwann cell
Named after the German physiologist Theodor Schwann. Schwann cells are a variety of glial cell that keep peripheral nerve fibres (both myelinated and unmyelinated) alive.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | Schwann cell | 1 | TAXON |
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mycobacterium lepromatosis NCBITaxon:480418 |
PREGO | 1 | 1 |
Also called
- Schwann cells
- neurolemmocyte
- neurolemmocytes