Oligodendrocyte development and the onset of myelination in the human fetal brain
Oligodendrocytes are cells that myelinate axons, providing saltatory conduction of action potentials and proper function of the central nervous system. Myelination begins prenatally in the human, and the sequence of oligodendrocyte development and the onset of myelination are not thoroughly investig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.05.005.2009/full |