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WormBase Tree Display for Anatomy_term: WBbt:0005811

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WBbt:0005811Definitiona structural (glial) cell which forms an specialized environment surrounding the sensory ending(s) of one or more neurons; sometimes accompanied by a more distal socket cell. In early development of the sensory nerves and of the nerve ring some sheath cells (cephalics and labials) may also provide a substrate for axon guidancePaper_evidenceWBPaper00038216
Termneuronal sheath cell
Synonympocket cell
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