In the PNS, one Schwann cell forms a single myelin sheath (Figure 1A). By contrast, in the CNS, the oligodendrocyte sends cell processes to myelinate multiple segments on many axons (Figure 2).

Unlike other organs that have fat cells, neurons and other cells in the central nervous system ... myelin loss may also ...

Myrobalan's experimental therapy MRO-002 is a GPR17 antagonist that's made to promote myelin repair in people with MS and ...

For oligodendrocytes—the central nervous system cells critical for brain function ... where they produce a lipid membrane ...

A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath ... These move towards the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. It coordinates the responses.

The nervous system is broadly divided into two sections: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous ... triggered by signals from dendrites, and myelin sheaths surrounding the axon ...

A team of neurologists, neuroradiologists and biomaterials specialists affiliated with several institutions in Spain has ...

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hree cross-section images of nerve tissue from cats, each showing an individual oligodendrocyte cell (marked with “O”) among nerve cell axons surrounded by dark-colored sheaths of myelin.

The nerve fibers in your brain and spinal cord are wrapped in a protective coating of lipids and proteins called the “myelin sheath ... around the central nervous system, triggering inflammation ...

They have some features in common: A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath ... to co-ordinators such as the central nervous system or CNS. The CNS is the brain and ...