myelinated /my·eli·nat·ed/ (mi´ĕ-lĭ-nāt″ed) having a myelin sheath.
myelinated
Patient discussion about myelinated.
my·e·li·nat·ed (m   -l-n  t d)adj. Having a myelin sheath. |
myelinated
[mī′əlinā′tid]
(of a nerve) having a myelin sheath.
myelinated
having a myelin sheath.
Patient discussion about myelinated.
Q. What is Myelin?
A. Myelin is a phospholipid layer that surrounds only the axons of many neurons. The main role of a myelin layer (or sheath) is an increase in the speed at which impulses pass along the myelinated fiber. Demyelination is the act of demyelinating, or the loss of the myelin sheath insulating the nerves, and is the cause of some neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, transverse myelitis, Alexander's disease, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome and central pontine myelinosis. Here is a link to a website that tells more about it:
http://www.myelin.org/
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