Associations to the word «Schwann»

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

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