Biology of the repair of central nervous system demyelinated lesions: an appraisal Biologia da reparação de lesões desmielinizantes do sistema nervoso central: uma avaliação

The integrity of myelin sheaths is maintained by oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells respectively in the central nervous system (CNS) and in the peripheral nervous system. The process of demyelination consisting of the withdrawal of myelin sheaths from their axons is a characteristic feature of multi...

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Main Authors: L. A. V Peireira, M. A. Cruz-Höfling, M. S. J. Dertkigil, D. L. Graça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1996-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1996000200026