Researchers discover novel regulators of myelin repair and regeneration

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 14:31 in Health & Medicine

Myelin, a type of glial cell, forms an insulating sheath that surrounds the nerves of the brain and the spinal cord and is critical for rapid and accurate transmission of nerve signals. Damage or loss of myelin sheath is a hallmark of several neurological diseases in adults (e.g. multiple sclerosis) and in infants (e.g. cerebral […]

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