Schwann

[ shvahn; English shwahn ]

noun

1. The·o·dor [tey, -oh-daw, r], 1810–82, German zoologist.

Schwann

/ ʃvan /

noun

1. SchwannTheodor18101882MGermanSCIENCE: physiologist Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1810–82, German physiologist, who founded the theory that all animals consist of cells or cell products

Example Sentences

This depends on the Schwann cells that surround the nerve fibres.

From Science Daily

Always there, sitting in the Schwann cell, unnoticed until damage occurs.

From Science Daily

Like the Schwann cells in their previous work, liver cells in armadillos that harbored the bacteria became more like stem cells.

From Science Magazine

They studied how the SARS-CoV-2 virus interacts with inner ear cells like hair cells, nerve fibers, supporting cells and neuron insulators known as Schwann cells.

From Salon

Moreover, new forms of support for peripheral nerve glial cells known as Schwann cells may also help persuade reluctant nerves to regrow.

From Scientific American