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On nerve fibres to prevent leakage of an...

On nerve fibres to prevent leakage of an impulse layer of ...... Is found

A

Schwann cells

B

Neurilemma

C

Axons

D

Myelin sheath

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D

Oligodendroglia in CNS and Schwann cells in PNS responsible for the production of myelin sheath. It functions to be as insulator so that nerve impulses jump from node to node where myelin sheath is absent resulting in faster conduction.
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