Category:GO:0008366 ! axon ensheathment

name: axon ensheathment
namespace: biological_process
alt_id:GO:0042553
def: "Any process in which the axon of a neuron is insulated, and that insulation maintained, thereby preventing dispersion of the electrical signal." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0878932437]
synonym: "cellular axon ensheathment" EXACT []
synonym: "cellular nerve ensheathment" RELATED []
synonym: "nerve ensheathment" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0007272 ! ensheathment of neurons

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 7 child terms, out of 7 total.

• [+] GO:0032285 ! ensheathment of non-myelinated axons (2)
• [+] GO:0032285 ! non-myelinated axon ensheathment (2)
• [+] GO:0032291 ! axon ensheathment in central nervous system (2)
• [+] GO:0032291 ! ensheathment of axons in the central nervous system (2)
• [+] GO:0032292 ! ensheathment of axons in the peripheral nervous system (2)
• [+] GO:0032292 ! peripheral nervous system axon ensheathment (2)
• [+] GO:0042552 ! myelination (10)

Pages in category "GO:0008366 ! axon ensheathment"

The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.