Term Name: myelinating Schwann cell
Synonyms: neurilemmal cell, peripheral neuroglial cell, Schwann cell
Definition: A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [CL:0000218]

Relationships
develops from: immature Schwann cell
is a type of: insulating cell myelin accumulating cell Schwann cell