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Myelin sheath is the "cover" if you like of nerves. It's structure is important in helping pass the nerve impulses along it's axon, from the body, to the terminal buttons. Long story short, a degeneration of the Myelin sheath leads to interrupted, or non existent impulses, and causes a very well known disease, called MS (multiple sclerosis)

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