Examples of myelin sheath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Without the myelin sheath, signals that go through a nerve are slowed or lost, which causes the nerve to malfunction. — Aarti Sarwal, The Conversation, "Rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, linked to COVID-19," 7 July 2020 Both widening of the nodal gap and thinning of the myelin sheath slow the speed of impulse transmission. — R. Douglas Fields, Scientific American, "The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways," 12 Mar. 2020 When the protective covering on nerve fibers (also known as the myelin sheath) is worn away from this damage, the nerves don't work how they're supposed to, causing communication errors between the brain and body. — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, "8 Early Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Women in Their 20s and 30s Should Know," 1 Mar. 2020 In another study, Rathmell and colleagues added dichloroacetate, which suppresses glycolysis, to the drinking water of mice that have a condition that mimics multiple sclerosis, in which the immune system attacks nerves' insulating myelin sheath. — Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, "To treat some diseases, researchers are putting immune cells on a diet," 29 Mar. 2018 The brain is almost 60 percent fat, and each neuron requires a fatty myelin sheath to transmit impulses. — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, "How Just Two Drops of Organic Mercury Can Destroy Your Brain," 15 Dec. 2017

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