Schwann cells are the sole source of myelination in the peripheral nervous system
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The retrieved papers consistently confirm that Schwann cells are the primary glial cells responsible for myelin sheath formation in the peripheral nervous system.
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Influence of Mechanical Stimuli on Schwann Cell Biology
2017 · cited by 80
States that Schwann cells are the glial cells of the peripheral nervous system that insulate axons by forming the myelin sheath.
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Control of Schwann Cell Myelination by DDR1 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase.
2026 · cited by 0
Describes how immature Schwann cells differentiate into myelinating Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system.