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Schwann cell

glial cell type
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Summary

Schwann cell is a cell type[1]. It draws 3,184 Wikipedia views per month (cell type category, ranking #37 of 335).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Theodor Schwann[3]
  • Subclass of: neuroglia[4]
  • Develops from: Schwann cell precursor[5]
  • P14541: IxgC4[6]

Why It Matters

Schwann cell has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Theodor Schwann

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et',
    Store medisinske leksikon id → Schwann-celle, Schwann-celler
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nb */ SML ID Schwann-celle deprecated (now SML Schwann-celler), SML ID Schwann-celler, other names from Store medisinske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Reques"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → IxgC4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Svkkl authority id → h0001132-Schwannovy-bunky
    Instance of → cell type
    Named after → Theodor Schwann
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0001132-Schwannovy-bunky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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