Absence of perforin expression confers axonal protection despite demyelination

Current evidence suggests that demyelination may be a necessary but not a sufficient condition for neurologic deficits associated with multiple sclerosis. Axon injury that occurs within the permissive environment of the demyelinated lesion is better correlated with functional deficits, but the mecha...

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Main Authors: Charles L. Howe, Jaimie D. Adelson, Moses Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-02-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106002531