id | GO:0007272   Detailed information
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  name | ensheathment of neurons
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  namespace | biological_process
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  def | "The process in which glial cells envelop neuronal cell bodies and/or axons to form an insulating layer. This can take the form of myelinating or non-myelinating ensheathment." [GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
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  synonym | "ionic insulation of neurons by glial cells" RELATED []
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  is_a | GO:0009987 ! cellular process
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  relationship | part_of GO:0007399 ! nervous system development
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  relationship | part_of GO:0019228 ! regulation of action potential in neuron
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