nodes of Ranvier

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nodes of Ranvier: see nervous system nervous system, network of specialized tissue that controls actions and reactions of the body and its adjustment to the environment. Virtually all members of the animal kingdom have at least a rudimentary nervous system.
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Such studies at NYU have demonstrated that at the interruptions in the myelin sheath called the nodes of Ranvier, the nerve fiber membrane has high concentrations of protein molecules corresponding to the sodium channels essential for the conduction of nerve impulses that jump from node to node.

Freeze-fracture: probing the myelin depths by Shaw, Phyllis / Inside MS

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