Nerve Tissue
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nerve as tissue: not for specific nerves (see Cat 8) or unspecified nerves ( = NERVOUS SYSTEM); inflammation = NEURITIS |
Nerve Tissue Categories.
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Neurilemma - The nerve husk. The outermost part of the MYELIN SHEATH covering a myelinated nerve fiber (NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED) or a bundle of unmyelinated nerve fibers (NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED). |
Nerve Tissue Definitions and Terms
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