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It insulates the axon of the neuron?
An insulating layer that surrounds the axon is a myelin sheath.
What are schwann cell nucleus'?
myelin sheath peace.love.faith
What is myelin sheath on nerve fibers?
The endoneurium surrounds and protects the myelin sheath.
Does myelin sheaths slow down nerve impluses?
No, a myelin sheath speeds up the rate of nerve transmission.
When the nerve impulse encounters a myelin-covered section of neuron?
it jumps over the myelin
What is demylation?
Probably you mean deyelination, which is a loss of the myelin sheath covering many nerves. Myelin helps nerve transmission go faster, and there are several demyelinating diseases, including multiple sclerosis, that destroy myelin. this interferes with nerve transmission and leads to distressing loss of muscle control and sensory input.
What is demyelinization?
1. extensive idiopathic loss of myelin sheaths in the brain, as occurs in leukodystrophy.
What is Demyelinating Encephalopathy?
1. extensive idiopathic loss of myelin sheaths in the brain, as occurs in leukodystrophy.
What insulates nerve fibers?
Myelin sheaths insulate nerve fibers
Why was adrenoleukodystrophy given its name?
Like many names of diseases and conditions, adrenoleukodystrophy is a name that actually describes the problem or symptoms.A dystrophy is a damage or loss of something.Leukodystrophies involve loss of the myelin sheath (insulating wrapping around nerves). Myelin is white, and "leuko" comes from the Greek word for "white." So a leukodystrophy is a loss of or damage to white stuff (myelin). Without the myelin, the nerves do not conduct signals properly, just the way uninsulated wiring may not properly conduct electricity because it is grounded out along the way.Adrenoleukodystrophy is a form of leukodystrophy in which the condition damaging the myelin also damages the brain and leads to failure of the adrenal glands. It is also called "Addison-Schilder Disease," "Siemerling-Creutzfeldt Disease," and "Schilder's disease" but these names merely recognize those who described it for medicine and science, showing it to be a specific condition.
A pathological condition in which there is progressive destruction of the myelin sheath?
Demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Krabbe's Disease, and Guillain-Barre Syndrome involve degeneration of the myelin sheath. In these conditions, movement is limited to minimal as nerve conduction is reduced due to the loss of efficacy of the myelin.
What is the definition of myelin sheath?
A myelin sheath is a layer of myelin (a dielectric, or electric insulator) around the axon of a neuron.
It insulates the axon of the neuron?
An insulating layer that surrounds the axon is a myelin sheath.
What increases the speed of the transmission?
Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath
What are schwann cell nucleus'?
myelin sheath peace.love.faith
What increases the speed of impulse transmission?
Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath
How does nicotine affect the myelin production?
Nicotine stimulates CREB phosphorylation which regulates the expression of myelin basic protein and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein.
