unmyelinated
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unmyelinated
First recorded in 1915–20; un- 1 + myelinated
Example Sentences
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These unmyelinated spaces are about one micrometer long and contain voltage gated Na+ and K+ channels.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
So a myelinated axon transmits a nerve impulse faster, with less energy consumption, and is better protected from cross talk than an unmyelinated one.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In unmyelinated axons, this happens in a continuous fashion because there are voltage-gated channels throughout the membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Propagation, as described above, applies to unmyelinated axons.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Myelin is often likened to the plastic coating around electrical wires—it insulates the neural circuits, making them about a hundred times faster than unmyelinated circuits.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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