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Myelin Sheath
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Sheath, Myelin
, Myelin Sheaths
, Sheaths, Myelin
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The lipid-rich sheath surrounding AXONS in both the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS and PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The myelin sheath is an electrical…
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Axon
Demyelinating Diseases
MBP protein, human
Microbiological
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Myelin
Ranvier's Nodes
compact myelin
lateral loop
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Broader (2)
Nerve Tissue
Nervous system structure
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Time Is Brain—Quantified
J. Saver
Stroke
2006
Corpus ID: 24552241
Background and Purpose— The phrase “time is brain” emphasizes that human nervous tissue is rapidly lost as stroke progresses and…
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Mechanisms of axon ensheathment and myelin growth
D. Sherman
,
P. Brophy
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
2005
Corpus ID: 205500317
The evolution of complex nervous systems in vertebrates has been accompanied by, and probably dependent on, the acquisition of…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Axonal Neuregulin-1 Regulates Myelin Sheath Thickness
G. V. Michailov
,
M. Sereda
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+7 authors
K. Nave
Science
2004
Corpus ID: 1444514
In the nervous system of vertebrates, myelination is essential for rapid and accurate impulse conduction. Myelin thickness…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Identification of autoantibodies associated with myelin damage in multiple sclerosis
C. Genain
,
B. Cannella
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S. Hauser
,
C. Raine
Nature Network Boston
1999
Corpus ID: 9720919
The molecular mechanisms underlying myelin sheath destruction in multiple sclerosis lesions remain unresolved. With immunogold…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Axonal swellings and degeneration in mice lacking the major proteolipid of myelin.
I. Griffiths
,
M. Klugmann
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+8 authors
K. Nave
Science
1998
Corpus ID: 10930230
Glial cells produce myelin and contribute to axonal morphology in the nervous system. Two myelin membrane proteolipids, PLP and…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
In vivo visualization of myelin water in brain by magnetic resonance
A. MacKay
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K. Whittall
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Julian Adler
,
David K. B. Li
,
D. Paty
,
D. Graeb
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
1994
Corpus ID: 13312377
We exploit the intrinsic difference in magnetic resonance spin‐spin relaxation time, T2, between water associated with myelin…
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Calbindin D-28k and parvalbumin in the rat nervous system
M. Celio
Neuroscience
1990
Corpus ID: 30099647
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Tumor necrosis factor mediates myelin and oligodendrocyte damage in vitro
K. Selmaj
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C. Raine
Annals of Neurology
1988
Corpus ID: 32227649
Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rhTNF) has been tested for its effect on myelinated cultures of mouse spinal cord tissue…
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Review
1975
Review
1975
Which elements are excited in electrical stimulation of mammalian central nervous system: A review
J. Ranck
Brain Research
1975
Corpus ID: 479212
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
MYELINATION IN RAT BRAIN: METHOD OF MYELIN ISOLATION 1
W. T. Norton
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S. Poduslo
Journal of Neurochemistry
1973
Corpus ID: 34113269
Abstract— A procedure is described for the preparation from rat brain of myelin having the same degree of purity at all ages…
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