Periaxonal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Periaxonal is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Surrounding an axon (of a nerve).
Meaning
(anatomy) Surrounding an axon (of a nerve).
Example Sentences
An essential step in Schwann cell myelination, therefore, is formation and maintenance of physical contact between the Schwann cell periaxonal membrane and axolemma.
The exact mechanism is not yet fully understood but it seems that oligodendrocytes might provide the axons with metabolites across the soma and cytoplasm near the periaxonal space underneath the myelin sheath.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adaxonal, periaxial, abaxonal, periaxoplasmic, intraaxonal, extraaxial.
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