Myelin vs Myelocyte - What's the difference?

myelin | myelocyte |


As nouns the difference between myelin and myelocyte

is that myelin is a white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves while myelocyte is a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.

myelin

English

(wikipedia myelin)

Noun

(-)
  • (neuroanatomy) A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
  • Derived terms

    * demyelination * myelinic * myelin basic protein * myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein * myelin sheath

    myelocyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature
  • a cell associated with the myelin of the brain and spinal cord