Associations to the word «Schwann»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
SCHWANN, proper noun. (surname)
SCHWANN CELL, noun. Glia of the peripheral nervous system involved in many important aspects of peripheral nerve biology, including the myelination of axons.
Dictionary definition
SCHWANN, noun. German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882).
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.