Aminomyelin

/əˌmiːnoʊˈmaɪəlɪn/ noun

Definition

A type of myelin sheath component containing amino lipids, referring to the insulating coating around nerve fibers that includes aminolipids.

Etymology

From amino- + myelin (the fatty insulation of nerve fibers, from Greek myelos 'marrow'). Emerged as neuroscientists analyzed the chemical composition of nerve insulation in the 20th century.

Kelly Says

The myelin around your nerves is about 30% protein and 70% fat—and those aminomyelin lipids are so critical that when your immune system mistakenly attacks them (in multiple sclerosis), your nerves lose their insulation and electrical signals start misfiring throughout your body.

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