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endoneurium

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endoneurium /en·do·neu·ri·um/ (-noor´e-um) the innermost layer of connective tissue in a peripheral nerve, forming an interstitial layer around each individual fiber outside the neurilemma.endoneu´rial
en·do·neu·ri·um (nd-nr-m)
n. pl. en·do·neu·ri·a (-nr-)
The delicate connective tissue enveloping individual nerve fibers within a peripheral nerve. Also called Henle's sheath.
endoneurium [en″do-noor´e-um]
the interstitial connective tissue in a peripheral nerve, separating individual nerve fibers. Called also Henle's sheath and connective tissue sheath of Key and Retzius. adj., adj endoneu´rial.
endoneurium
the interstitial connective tissue in a peripheral nerve, separating individual nerve fibers.
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