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Image of the Month: Oligodendrocytes

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments cerebral palsy, Daam2, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, oligodendrocytes, Research

Oligodendrocytes produce and assemble myelin sheaths around nerves in the body to maintain rapid and precise neural communication.

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Researchers discover novel regulators of myelin repair and regeneration

September 15, 2020October 1, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Daam2, glial cells, myelin repair, Nedd4, oligodendrocytes, Research

This work offers new possibilities to potentially repair and regenerate damaged myelin after an injury or in myelin-associated neurological disorders.

From the Labs features an image showing the striatum in the brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s Disease. Image courtesy of Dr. Juan Botas/eLife, 2021.