meaning of myelin
1. A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
2. One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
3. a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Related Words
myelin | myelin sheath | myelinated | myelinated nerve fiber | myeline | myelinic | myelinisation | myelinization |
