Sentences with phrase «insulation around nerve cell»

The genes in question are all involved in the production of myelin, which forms the fatty insulation around nerve cell axons that enables efficient communication in the central nervous system.

The brain is largely made up of fat, and the fats we eat directly affect its structure and function, providing insulation around nerve cells, supporting neurotransmitter production, and helping maintain healthy communication between neurons.

It provides insulation around nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses, thus maintaining healthy communication in the brain.

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A1 bathwater also impaired the development of yet another class of non-neuron brain cells called oligodendrocytes — essentially fat - filled flapjacks that wrap themselves around nerve fibers, providing electrical insulation that speeds long - distance signal propagation.

Schwann cells form a protective myelin sheath around nerves, which acts as insulation to ensure rapid transmission of neural signals to limbs and other parts of the body.

There are multiple forms of MS and those afflicted with it can experience a range of symptoms but the underlying problem is damage to the insulation around the nerves, known as myelin, and the cells that produce it, known as oligodendrocytes.

December 14, 2015 Brain cell death is a possible trigger of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by the death of brain cells that make myelin, the insulation around nerve fibers, according to research on a novel mouse model developed by scientists from the University of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine.