lateral loop
Non-compact myelin located adjacent to the nodes of Ranvier in a myelin segment. These non-compact regions include cytoplasm from the cell responsible for synthesizing the myelin. Lateral loops are found in the paranodal region adjacent to the nodes of Ranvier, while Schmidt-Lantermann clefts are analogous structures found within the compact myelin internode.
GO:0110165
cellular anatomical structure
is_a
GO:0043209
myelin sheath
part_of
Schwann cell paranodal termination
related
oligodendrocyte paranodal termination
related
paranodal loop
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