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- noun A pair of
parallel plasma membranes of aSchwann cell , marking the point of edge-to-edge contact by the Schwann cell encircling the axon.
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Ventral root axons display a dilation of the periaxonal space of myelinated fibers and failure of Schwann cells to convert mesaxon membranes to compact myelin
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Daniel Larocque et al. 2009
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