Cell ID: CL0000218

Cell Name: myelinating Schwann cell

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	5.5012
	Lung	13.0576
	Trachea	4.2171
	Trachea + Healthy	3.9630
	Healthy	3.7763
	Intercostal muscle	3.7064
	Intercostal muscle + Healthy	3.6575
	Lung + Healthy	0.6063

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(Cell Significance Index is uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers.)

Description: A neuroglial cell of the peripheral nervous system which forms the insulating myelin sheaths of peripheral axons.

Synonyms: Schwann cell, peripheral neuroglial cell, neurilemmal cell