Term Information

Accession
GO:0043217
Name
myelin maintenance
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
myelin sheath maintenance
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process of preserving the structure and function of mature myelin. This includes maintaining the compact structure of myelin necessary for its electrical insulating characteristics as well as the structure of non-compact regions such as Schmidt-Lantermann clefts and paranodal loops. This does not include processes responsible for maintaining the nodes of Ranvier, which are not part of the myelin sheath. Source: GOC:dgh
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0043217 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of myelin maintenance (GO:0043217)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
myelin maintenance [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane organization (GO:0007009)
myelin maintenance [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  myelination (GO:0042552)
Children of myelin maintenance (GO:0043217)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
peripheral nervous system myelin maintenance (GO:0032287) [is_a relation] is_a  myelin maintenance
central nervous system myelin maintenance (GO:0032286) [is_a relation] is_a  myelin maintenance
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