Schwann cell /shwon/ [Theodor Schwann, German anatomist, 1810–1882] , any of the cells of ectodermal origin that make up the neurilemma. They form the myelin sheath around peripheral nerve fibers.
Schwann cell
Schwann cell /shwon/ [Theodor Schwann, German anatomist, 1810–1882] , any of the cells of ectodermal origin that make up the neurilemma. They form the myelin sheath around peripheral nerve fibers.