Neurilemma
LAYER PRESENT ON SCHWANN CELLS OF PNS NEURONS
Neurolema; Neurilema; Nucleated sheath of Schwann; Neurilemal; Neuralemmal; Schwann sheath; Neurolemma
Neurilemma (also known as neurolemma, sheath of Schwann, or Schwann's sheath) is the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells (also called neurilemmocytes) that surrounds the axon of the neuron. It forms the outermost layer of the nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system.