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Schwann

American

[shvahn, shwahn] / ʃvɑn, ʃwɑn /

noun

Theodor 1810–82, German zoologist.

Schwann British

/ ʃvan /

noun

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

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They found that fat tissue strongly supports the Schwann cells needed for repair during the healing process.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

They also hope to explore therapeutics that bolster this repair pathway to create more Schwann cells programmed to repair damage, regardless of if the source is trauma, genetics, or development over time.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Researchers at the University of Leipzig Medical Center have now discovered that Schwann cells receive crucial support with nerve repair from the fat tissue that surrounds nerves in the body.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

To validate the importance of Mitf in creating repair Schwann cells, the researchers removed Mitf altogether.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Different investigators found that animal tissue is also composed of cells; and between 1835 and 1839 Schwann and Schleiden formulated the law that every metazoic organism is made of cells, and starts from a cell.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

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