How does a schwann cell help insulate a nerve fiber in the body?
A Schwann cell keeps peripheral nerve fibers alive. In myelinated axons, Schwann cells form the myelin sheath. The vertebrate nervous system relies on the myelin sheath for insulation and as a method of decreasing membrane capacitance in the axon.
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