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mesaxon

 
Medical Dictionary: mes·ax·on
(mĕz-ăk'sŏn', mĕs-)
n.

The plasma membrane of the neurolemma that surrounds a nerve axon.

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The pair of longitudinal adjoining membranes that mark the edge-to-edge contact of the Schwann cell that encircles the axon.

 
 
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