Schwann
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Schwann may refer to:
- The Schwann cellSchwann cellSchwann cells or neurolemmocytes are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system . Glial cells function to support neurons and in the PNS, also include satellite cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, enteric glia and glia that reside at sensory nerve endings, such as the Pacinian corpuscle...
- Theodor SchwannTheodor SchwannTheodor Schwann was a German physiologist. His many contributions to biology include the development of cell theory, the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, the discovery and study of pepsin, the discovery of the organic nature of yeast, and the invention of the term...
, a German physiologist, histologist and cytologist - Schwann Records, a German record label
- The Schwann catalog, a listing of in-print sound recordings in the United States, published from the late 1940s through 2001