Friday, October 16, 2015

Histology Vocabulary

Schmidt-Lanterman cleft: the space between successive lamellae of the myelin.

Internodal segment: myelin between sequential nodes of Ranvier.

Neuregulin (Ngr1): growth factor that regulates myelin sheath thickness.

Transcription factor Sox -10: causes neural crest cells to develop into Schwann cells.

Tracts: the organizational label given to many axons going to or comming from a specific location - these are bundled together  and labeled a tract.

Neuropil: the meshwork of axons, sendrites, and glial processes associated with white matter.

Anterograde (Wallerian) degeneration: axon degeneration  distal to the site of injury.

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