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myelin, myeline a white tissue forming an insulating sheath (myelin sheath) around certain nerve fibres. Damage to the myelin sheath causes neurological disease, as in multiple sclerosis myelin [′mī·ə·lən] (neuroscience) A soft, white fatty substance that forms a sheath around certain nerve fibers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Current laboratory and clinical evidence suggests that aging results in: (1) diverse and nonuniform declines in the morphology and physiological function of the various sensory structures examined, (2) preferential loss of distal large myelinated sensory fibers and receptors, and (3) impaired distal lower-extremity proprioception, vibration and discriminative touch, and balance. The final histology report confirmed that the tumor arose from a large myelinated nerve and was made up of interlacing spindle cells set in a mucinous matrix. Current perception threshold (CPT) assessed large myelinated (CP[T. |
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