Neurons are connected to each other and tissues so that they can communicate messages; however, they do not physically touch — there is always a gap between cells, called a synapse. Synapses can ...

Researchers can modify the molecular expression in Schwann cells, neurons, or both by various methods, ... The Axon: Structure, Function and Pathophysiology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Stem Cell Differentiation: Electrical Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Schwann-Cell-Like Phenotypes Using Inkjet-Printed Graphene Circuits (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 7/2017).

Researchers have found that Schwann cells, a special type of cells are capable of generating protective myelin sheath covers for the nerves at rates higher than earlier believed. Skip to content Menu ...

Similarly, in co-cultures of Schwann cells and sensory neurons, ... normal structure with abnormal function and regional instability. Cell 86, 209–19 (1996).

They’re all created by neurons. They’re glamorous cells. But like you said, about half of the central nervous system, which is the brain and the spinal cord, is actually made up of other types of ...

Glial cells are non-neuronal cells found within the brain and the rest of the nervous system. There are approximately 60 billion glia to 16 billion neurons within the cortex, but only 16 billion ...

Using a method for switching on genes, they saw Schwann cells become more active, but only in the injured rodents. They went into a repair mode that stimulated nerve regrowth.

If the Schwann cells cannot overcome this first major obstacle in the aftermath of nerve injury, the nerve cannot be adequately repaired," explains Ruth Stassart, one of the study authors.

“The thinking in the field has always been that neurons are naturally excitable cells, but our findings suggested otherwise.” Over several years of work, Zuchero and colleagues identified a signal ...

“In mice that lack the neuregulin1 gene in their Schwann cells, the already incomplete nerve regeneration process is extensively impaired,” explains co-author Robert Fledrich. The researchers would ...