How do the functions of Schwann cells differ from those of satellite cells?
What will be an ideal response?
Both satellite cells and Schwann cells are glial cells. Schwann cells produce a complete covering around every peripheral axon, whether or not it is myelinated. Satellite cells surround the nerve cell bodies in peripheral ganglia, but not the axons.
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