myelination (increase or decrease) current leakage from axons

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myelination (increase or decrease) current leakage from axons

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Myelination is development of myelin sheath around the axons of neurons, it is formed by special type of glial cells known Oligodendroctyes or Schwann cells. They protect axons and obviously decrease the loss of electirc current of nerve impulse/action potential. 

 

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