Remyelination

Remyelination

Remyelination is a term for the re-generation of the nerve's myelin sheath, damaged in many diseases such as multiple sclerosis ("MS") and the leukodystrophies. Remyelination is a subject of active medical research.

ee also

* The Myelin Project

External links

* [http://www.mssociety.org.uk/research/ms_frontiers_2005/04_remyelination.html MS Society page on remyelination]


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