Meaning & use
Schwann
Theodor Schwann, the 19th-century German physiologist who helped establish cell theory and gave his name to Schwann cells.
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Schwann showed that animal tissues, like plant tissues, are made up of cells.
Nerve fibers are wrapped by Schwann cells, named in his honor, which produce the protective myelin sheath.
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Schwann cells, found in the peripheral nervous system, are the structure most commonly associated with his name today.
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