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24 March, 00:27

Gaps in the myelin sheath are called

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  1. 24 March, 00:34
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    The gaps (approximately 1 micrometer wide) formed between myelin sheath cells long the axons are called Nodes of Ranvier. Since fat serves as a good insulator, the myelin sheaths speed the rate of transmission of an electrical impulse along the axon.
  2. 24 March, 01:19
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    It is called Nodes of ranvier
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