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Myelin and nerve structure


	Myelin is the layer that forms around nerves. Its purpose is to speed the transmission of impulses along nerve cells. Update Date: 08/06/2007 Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system	Myelin and nerve structure	Multiple sclerosis
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