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Schwann

[ shvahn; English shwahn ]

noun

  1. ճ··ǰ [tey, -oh-daw, r], 1810–82, German zoologist.


Schwann

/ ʃ /

noun

  1. SchwannTheodor18101882MGermanSCIENCE: physiologist Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1810–82, German physiologist, who founded the theory that all animals consist of cells or cell products
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This depends on the Schwann cells that surround the nerve fibres.

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Damage then prompted Mitf to relocate from the cytoplasm of the cell to the nucleus, where it would direct the Schwann cell to make repairs.

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Like the Schwann cells in their previous work, liver cells in armadillos that harbored the bacteria became more like stem cells.

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They studied how the SARS-CoV-2 virus interacts with inner ear cells like hair cells, nerve fibers, supporting cells and neuron insulators known as Schwann cells.

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Moreover, new forms of support for peripheral nerve glial cells known as Schwann cells may also help persuade reluctant nerves to regrow.

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