Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds many nerve cells. Since it is spirally wrapped around the nerve cells, the structure that is created is called a myelin sheath. Myelin sheaths are found both in the central nervous system, i.e. in the brain, and in the peripheral nervous system, i.e. in all other nerves that … Myelin sheath
Diseases The most common and best known disease of the myelin sheaths is multiple sclerosis. Here, the human body forms antibodies against precisely these cells that form the myelin sheaths, the oligodendrocytes. These are thereby destroyed. In multiple sclerosis, the myelin sheaths of the central nervous system are affected, i.e. those of the brain and … Diseases | Myelin sheath
