Myelin: Structure, Function & Diseases

Myelin is the name given to a special, particularly lipid-rich, biomembrane that mainly acts as a so-called myelin sheath or medullary sheath, enclosing axons of nerve cells of the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system and electrically insulating the contained nerve fibers. Because of regular interruptions of the myelin sheaths (Ranvier’s cord rings), … Myelin: Structure, Function & Diseases