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Descriptor
English
:
Ranvier's Nodes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nódulos de Ranvier
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nós Neurofibrosos
Synonyms
English
:
Nodes of Ranvier
Nodes, Ranvier's
Ranvier Nodes
Ranviers Nodes
Tree Number:
A08.637.800.500.700
A08.675.542.512.560.700
A08.800.800.690.500.700
A10.755.503.700
A11.284.149.165.760
A11.650.800.500.700
A11.671.501.512.560.700
A11.671.514.553.640
Definition
English
:
Regularly spaced gaps in the myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
Ranvier's nodes
allow saltatory
conduction
, that is, jumping of impulses from node to node, which is faster and more energetically favorable than continuous
conduction.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
regular gaps in
myelin sheath
; A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted
History Note
English
:
73(65)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
12337
Unique Identifier:
D011901
Occurrence in VHL
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