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Do you know if myelin sheaths are made from schwann cells or oligodendrocytes?
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Depends!: Schwan cells produce the myelin on the peripheral nerves and oligodenndrocytes are responsible for the CENTRAL nervous system myelin
Answered 1/20/2016
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