"Schwann Cells" 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.
Neuroglial cells of the peripheral nervous system which form the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
| Descriptor ID |
D012583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.637.800 A08.800.800.690 A11.650.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Schwann Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of locally delivered IGF-1 on nerve regeneration during aging: an experimental study in rats. Muscle Nerve. 2010 Mar; 41(3):335-41.
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MUC1 is a counter-receptor for myelin-associated glycoprotein (Siglec-4a) and their interaction contributes to adhesion in pancreatic cancer perineural invasion. Cancer Res. 2007 Nov 01; 67(21):10222-9.
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Glucocorticosteroids stimulate the activity of the promoters of peripheral myelin protein-22 and protein zero genes in Schwann cells. Brain Res. 2000 May 19; 865(1):12-6.