Tags: Anatomical Structure, Brain.
Schwann cells (named after physiologist Theodor Schwann) or neurolemmocytes are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). 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. There are two types of Schwann cell myelinating and nonmyelinating.
