myelinization

myelinization /my·elin·i·za·tion/ (mi″ĕ-lin″ĭ-za´shun) the act of adding myelin; formation of a myelin sheath.

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myelinization

[mī′əlin′īzā′shən]

Etymology: Gk, myelos + izein, to cause

development of the myelin sheath around a nerve fiber. Also called myelinogenesis.

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myelination, myelinization

production of myelin around an axon.

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Patient discussion about myelinization.

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/