Myelin Sheath

"Myelin Sheath" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The lipid-rich sheath surrounding AXONS in both the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myelin sheath is an electrical insulator and allows faster and more energetically efficient conduction of impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of glial cells (SCHWANN CELLS in the peripheral and OLIGODENDROGLIA in the central nervous system). Deterioration of the sheath in DEMYELINATING DISEASES is a serious clinical problem.

Descriptor ID	D009186
MeSH Number(s)	A08.637.600.500 A08.637.800.500 A08.675.542.512.560 A08.800.800.690.500 A10.755.503 A11.284.149.165.600 A11.650.600.500 A11.650.800.500 A11.671.501.512.560 A11.671.514.553
Concept/Terms	Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheaths Sheath, Myelin Sheaths, Myelin Myelin Myelin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Myelin Sheath".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neuroglia [A08.637]
Oligodendroglia [A08.637.600]
Myelin Sheath [A08.637.600.500]
Schwann Cells [A08.637.800]
Myelin Sheath [A08.637.800.500]
Neurons [A08.675]
Nerve Fibers [A08.675.542]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A08.675.542.512]
Myelin Sheath [A08.675.542.512.560]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Peripheral Nerves [A08.800.800]
Schwann Cells [A08.800.800.690]
Myelin Sheath [A08.800.800.690.500]
Tissues [A10]
Nerve Tissue [A10.755]
Myelin Sheath [A10.755.503]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Membrane [A11.284.149]
Cell Membrane Structures [A11.284.149.165]
Myelin Sheath [A11.284.149.165.600]
Neuroglia [A11.650]
Oligodendroglia [A11.650.600]
Myelin Sheath [A11.650.600.500]
Schwann Cells [A11.650.800]
Myelin Sheath [A11.650.800.500]
Neurons [A11.671]
Nerve Fibers [A11.671.501]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A11.671.501.512]
Myelin Sheath [A11.671.501.512.560]
Nerve Fibers, Myelinated [A11.671.514]
Myelin Sheath [A11.671.514.553]

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Bar chart showing 54 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	2	1	3
1995	1	2	3
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	2	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	2	2
2006	2	2	4
2007	3	0	3
2008	1	1	2
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	3	5
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	2	4
2013	2	2	4
2014	0	2	2
2015	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	3	4
2021	2	0	2

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Panganiban CH, Barth JL, Tan J, Noble KV, McClaskey CM, Howard BA, Jafri SH, Dias JW, Harris KC, Lang H. Two distinct types of nodes of Ranvier support auditory nerve function in the mouse cochlea. Glia. 2022 04; 70(4):768-791.

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Haque A, Drasites KP, Cox A, Capone M, Myatich AI, Shams R, Matzelle D, Garner DP, Bredikhin M, Shields DC, Vertegel A, Banik NL. Protective Effects of Estrogen via Nanoparticle Delivery to Attenuate Myelin Loss and Neuronal Death after Spinal Cord Injury. Neurochem Res. 2021 Nov; 46(11):2979-2990.

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Dasgupta S, Ray SK. Ceramide and Sphingosine Regulation of Myelinogenesis: Targeting Serine Palmitoyltransferase Using microRNA in Multiple Sclerosis. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Oct 11; 20(20).

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Su W, Matsumoto S, Banine F, Srivastava T, Dean J, Foster S, Pham P, Hammond B, Peters A, Girish KS, Rangappa KS, Jose J, Hennebold JD, Murphy MJ, Bennett-Toomey J, Back SA, Sherman LS. A modified flavonoid accelerates oligodendrocyte maturation and functional remyelination. Glia. 2020 02; 68(2):263-279.

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Zhou KQ, Draghi V, Lear CA, Dean JM, Ashton JL, Hou Y, Bennet L, Gunn AJ, Davidson JO. Protection of axonal integrity with 48 or 72?h of cerebral hypothermia in near-term fetal sheep. Pediatr Res. 2020 07; 88(1):48-56.

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Rao R, Turkoglu EB, Say EAT, Shields CL. CLINICAL FEATURES, IMAGING, AND NATURAL HISTORY OF MYELINATED RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER. Retina. 2019 Jun; 39(6):1125-1132.

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Benitez A, Jensen JH, Falangola MF, Nietert PJ, Helpern JA. Modeling white matter tract integrity in aging with diffusional kurtosis imaging. Neurobiol Aging. 2018 10; 70:265-275.

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Miller LG, Young JA, Ray SK, Wang G, Purohit S, Banik NL, Dasgupta S. Sphingosine Toxicity in EAE and MS: Evidence for Ceramide Generation via Serine-Palmitoyltransferase Activation. Neurochem Res. 2017 Oct; 42(10):2755-2768.

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Levin MH, Armstrong GT, Broad JH, Zimmerman R, Bilaniuk LT, Feygin T, Li Y, Liu GT, Fisher MJ. Risk of optic pathway glioma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 and optic nerve tortuosity or nerve sheath thickening. Br J Ophthalmol. 2016 Apr; 100(4):510-4.

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Samantaray S, Knaryan VH, Patel KS, Mulholland PJ, Becker HC, Banik NL. Chronic intermittent ethanol induced axon and myelin degeneration is attenuated by calpain inhibition. Brain Res. 2015 Oct 05; 1622:7-21.

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