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endoneurium

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endoneurium [ˌɛndəʊˈnjʊərɪəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
[New Latin, from endo- + neuro- + -ium]
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Noun1.endoneurium - delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve
connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments


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Following the presentation of bacterial or viral epitopes by macrophages, T cells become activated and penetrate the endoneurium, where they engage epitopes on abaxonal Schwann cells, thereby triggering a cytokine cascade [3].
2,3) Normal perineurial cells constitute the perineurium, a protective barrier situated between the epineurium and endoneurium layers of the nerves that surround both myelinated and unmyelinated axon-Schwann cell complexes of peripheral nerve fascicles.
Invasion of the endoneurium may follow, and the whole endoneurial zone may appear to be occupied by epitheloid cells with or without the presence of bacilli.
 
 
 
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