Extracellular acidic pH inhibits oligodendrocyte precursor viability, migration, and differentiation.

Axon remyelination in the central nervous system requires oligodendrocytes that produce myelin. Failure of this repair process is characteristic of neurodegeneration in demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and it remains unclear how the lesion microenvironment contributes to decreased...

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Main Authors: Anna Jagielska, Kristen D Wilhite, Krystyn J Van Vliet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3786906?pdf=render