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myelination

The process in which myelin sheaths are formed and maintained around neurons. Oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal cord and Schwann cells in the… 
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myelin assemblymyelin maintenance
myelinogenesisnegative regulation of myelinationregulation of myelination

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2004
2004
Correlative biochemical and morphological studies of myelination in human ontogenesis
SummaryBiochemical, light and electron microscopic observations in six human fetuses between the 16th and 34th weeks of gestation… 
1998
1998
MR in a patient with Zellweger syndrome presenting without cortical or myelination abnormalities.
We read with interest the recent paper by Barkovich and Peck describing MR features of Zellweger syndrome (ZS) (1). All six… 
1991
1991
Myelination, structural abnormalities and diseases of white matter — an assessment using high field MRI
Comparison between a double-echo short tau inversion recovery (DESTIR) [1,2] sequence and a combination of T1- and T2-weighted… 
1989
1989
Myelination and Demyelination: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis
In June 1987, neurobiologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, virologists and neurologists from several countries met in… 
1981
1981
A Gradient of Molecules in Avian Retina with Dorsoventral Polarity
Marshall Nirenberg pursued many lines of research in neurobiology in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the expression of… 
1980
1980
Periventricular low attenuations: a normal finding in computerized tomographic scans of neonates?
Twenty-five of the initial computerized tomographic (CT) scans of 63 neonates had "definite" abnormalities. These abnormalities… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Fatty acid alpha-hydroxylation and its relation to myelination.
alpha-Hydroxylation is an enzymatic reaction by which long-chain fatty acids are converted to their alpha-hydroxy derivatives… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Fatty acid and lipid composition of the brain of a myelin deficient mutant, the "quaking" mouse.
The “Quaking” mouse is a recessive autosomal mutant characterized by a deficient myelination of the central nervous system… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Development of myelin in inherited disorders of amino acid metabolism.
IN 1950, Alvord et al 1 first suggested that the principal neuropathological feature of phenylketonuria (PKU) was a delay in the… 
1956
1956
Human brain lipids at various ages in relation to myelination.
1. The lipid content of the cortex and white matter of brains at various ages has been assessed, with particular reference to the…